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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10500 is 1734 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - $189.95 vs $200.65
- Up to 4% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-10500 - $1.22 vs $1.27 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 1% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-6700K - 158 vs 156 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
156
98.73417721518987%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel CM8066201919901 CORE I7-6700K FC-LGA14C 4.10G 8M Tray Processor Cache SKYLAKE
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
96.06299212598425%
Price, $
$200.65
94%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.5 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
97.43252139565503%
Multi-Core
4897
89.52468007312613%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i5-10500
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$16.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$773
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9 FPS
$87.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$789.99
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9 FPS
$86.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779
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9 FPS
$85.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$769
In Stock
47 FPS
$24.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129.99
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47 FPS
$22.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,079.99
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47 FPS
$25.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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47 FPS
$21.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$989.99
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9 FPS
$103.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$929
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9 FPS
$103.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$929
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