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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10850K is 2156 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-5930K - 218 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $279.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 55% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-5930K - $1.28 vs $2.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
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
Best Looking
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Core i9-10850K
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
192 FPS
$12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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175 FPS
$11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,989.99
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175 FPS
$12.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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148 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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200 FPS
$9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,988
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165 FPS
$10.55/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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192 FPS
$39.06/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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193 FPS
$12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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148 FPS
$12.5/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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192 FPS
$36.46/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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