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In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 612 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $135.0 vs $780.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-10940X - $0.43 vs $2.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-8600 - 314 vs 312 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 28 vs 6 threads
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Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 6 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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