Intel Core i9-10900K vs Intel Core i5-10600K

Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 10 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Core i5-10600K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4100 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i5-10600K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    118%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    118%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10900K

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-10600K

18% higher single threaded performance.
Around 18% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-10600K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-10600K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-10900K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i5-10600K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
TVB

Architecture

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i5-10600K
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Cometlake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameComet LakevsComet Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsApr 2020

Cores

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i5-10600K
Cores10vs6
Threads20vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i5-10600K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256K (per core)
L3 Cache20MB (shared)vs12MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i5-10600K
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1200
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA1200
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-10900KIntel Core i5-10600K
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs4100 MHz
Turbo Clock5300 MHzvs4800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    6360 points
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    5760 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    53280 points
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    35424 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    225
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    267

points - higher is better