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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600 is 2068 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 20% better in League of Legends than Core i7-5960X - 188 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $150.0 vs $160.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-5960X - $0.8 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
188
100%
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$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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