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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-660 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600K is 3766 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 12% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-660 - 124 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-660 - $143.7 vs $149.95
- Up to 14% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-660 - $1.16 vs $1.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 12 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i5-660 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-660 or Core i5-10600K
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
62 FPS
$14.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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