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Intel logo Core i9-9960X
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Intel logo Core i5-10600K

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General information Core i9-9960X Core i5-10600K
Launched Q1 2019 Q2 2020
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1200
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Comet Lake
Clock 3.1 GHz 24.4 % 4.1 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.4 GHz 8.3 % 4.8 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Threads 32 0 % 12 62.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 125 W 24.2 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 16 × 32 kB Instruction
16 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 16 × 1 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 22 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-9960X Core i5-10600K
Overall Score 66672 0 % 55171 17.3 %
Future Proof 69 % 9.2 % 76 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 19760 0 % 9265 53.1 %
Single Thread Score 2634.9 9.9 % 2925.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 11275.6 MB/s 0 % 4924.2 MB/s 56.3 %
Compressing Data 498.3 MB/s 0 % 208.6 MB/s 58.1 %
String objects sorting 64860 thousand/s 0 % 26917.9 thousand/s 58.5 %
Prime numbers generation 113.9 millions/s 0 % 46.1 millions/s 59.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 117273 millions/s 0 % 48071.5 millions/s 59 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 72687.6 millions/s 0 % 29424.8 millions/s 59.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9960X, Core i5-10600K.

Average frames per second Core i9-9960X Core i5-10600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.7 FPS 118.6 FPS
High settings 244.4 FPS 189.7 FPS
Medium settings 305.5 FPS 237.1 FPS
Low settings 381.9 FPS 296.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-9960X Core i5-10600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 168.0 FPS 147.8 FPS
High settings 268.9 FPS 236.4 FPS
Medium settings 336.1 FPS 295.5 FPS
Low settings 420.1 FPS 369.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.1 %
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