Intel Core i5 6600 vs Intel Core i9 10900F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 10900F with 10 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 6600 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Intel Core i9 10900F 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (45.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
1042
Intel Core i9 10900F
+28%
1341
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3810
Intel Core i9 10900F
+180%
10677
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
1215
Intel Core i9 10900F
+46%
1774
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3041
Intel Core i9 10900F
+214%
9566
Blender
Intel Core i5 6600
41
Intel Core i9 10900F
+439%
221
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
953
Intel Core i9 10900F
+38%
1322
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3325
Intel Core i9 10900F
+205%
10172
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
2246
Intel Core i9 10900F
+36%
3055
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
5989
Intel Core i9 10900F
+241%
20453
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
May 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
i5-6600
Processor Number
i9-10900F
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-1200
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
1.75 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
10
4
Performance Core Threads
20
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
28x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
