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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F 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 i9-10900F is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i5-8600 - 236 vs 234 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $115.0 vs $225.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i9-10900F - $0.49 vs $0.94 per FPS
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
52.12765957446809%
Price, $
$225
51%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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In Stock
Updated 246 minutes ago
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
234
99.15254237288136%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $115 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 246 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
86.87350835322196%
Multi-Core
5027
59.66057441253264%
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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