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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900K is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-6600 - 138 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $79.0 vs $469.99
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
73.52773013150372%
Multi-Core
3552
38.76459674779002%
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i5-6600
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
54 FPS
$40.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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65 FPS
$90.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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138 FPS
$33.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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