Intel Core i9-9900 vs Intel Core i5-10600

Intel Core i9-9900
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 8 / Apr 2019
Intel Core i9-9900
Intel Core i5-10600
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i5-10600

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-10600
    123%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-9900
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-10600
    123%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-10600

Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Around 23% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-10600

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-10600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-9900

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-9900Intel Core i5-10600
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i9-9900Intel Core i5-10600
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Cometlake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4 Dual-channelvsDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameCoffee Lake-RvsComet Lake
Release DateApr 2019vsApr 2020

Cores

Intel Core i9-9900Intel Core i5-10600
Cores8vs6
Threads16vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD 630vsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i9-9900Intel Core i5-10600
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256K (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs12MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-9900Intel Core i5-10600
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1200
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA14CvsFC-LGA1200
Die Size180mm²vsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-9900Intel Core i5-10600
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock5000 MHzvs4800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900
    6000 points
  • Intel Core i5-10600
    5760 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-9900
    35712 points
  • Intel Core i5-10600
    28512 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-9900 (simulated)
    216
  • Intel Core i5-10600 (simulated)
    267

points - higher is better