Intel Core i5-10600 vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Core i5-10600 vs Core i9-7940X specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-10600 performs better than the Core i9-7940X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-7940X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-7940X has significantly more cores than the Core i5-10600. Indeed, the Core i9-7940X has 14 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-10600. It also has more threads than the Core i5-10600. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-10600 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-7940X. Also, the Core i5-10600 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-10600 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-7940X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-10600 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.