Intel Core i5-10600KF vs Intel Core i7-5960X

Compare Intel 10th Generation Core i5 6 core CPU vs Intel Core X-series 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

5658 points
3% slightly better overall score
5462 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

7822 points
19% slightly better gaming score
6552 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

4969 points
5074 points
2% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

4811 points
4955 points
2% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

5399 points
8668 points
60% significantly higher 3DMark Physics score
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

129.51 points
141.38 points
9% slightly higher Blender score
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

6687 points
7331 points
9% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1609 points
30% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
1235 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

6783 points
7412 points
9% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1685 points
29% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1302 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

6
8
33% slightly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

12
16
33% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

4.1 GHz
36% slightly higher clock speed
3 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.8 GHz
37% slightly higher turbo speed
3.5 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

125 W
11% slightly lower TDP
140 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
40
150% significantly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
4
100% significantly more memory channels

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
100% significantly more supported memory
64 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

280th of 1,089
298th of 1,089

Family

The product line

10th Generation Core i5
Core X-series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2020 May
2014 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666
DDR4-1600

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i5-10600KF vs Core i7-5960X specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i5-10600KF is faster than the Core i7-5960X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-5960X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-5960X has slightly more cores than the Core i5-10600KF. Indeed, the Core i7-5960X has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-10600KF. It also has more threads than the Core i5-10600KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-10600KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-5960X. Also, the Core i5-10600KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-10600KF CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-5960X CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-10600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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