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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10850K is 1751 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 12% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6500TE - 138 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $286.0 vs $489.95
- Up to 48% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6500TE - $2.07 vs $3.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 20 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$286
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500TE or Core i9-10850K
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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103 FPS
$21.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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122 FPS
$35.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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116 FPS
$64.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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96 FPS
$18.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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117 FPS
$20.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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84 FPS
$22.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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116 FPS
$60.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,999.99
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116 FPS
$16.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,969
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90 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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