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6 Cores, 12 Threads @4.1GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.2GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 463,204 user samples
70,951 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 145th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
392,253 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 78% Base clock 3.8 GHz
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 78%
SPEED RANK: 416th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
92.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+31%
70.2 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
90.5 Pts Lower memory latency.
+26%
71.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
137 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+34%
102 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
268 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+35%
199 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
505 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+36%
370 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
825 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+38%
599 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.6 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+22%
79.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
149 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+30%
115 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
296 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34%
221 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
569 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+35%
422 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
918 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+37%
671 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,050,898 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.29 % Hugely higher market share.
+142%
0.12 %
Value
Value For Money
113 % Better value.
+24%
90.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
89 % More popular.
+25%
71 %
Price
Price (score)
$134 $110 Cheaper.
+18%
Age
Newest
54 Months Much more recent.
+41%
91 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4.1 GHz Faster base frequency.
+28%
3.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+33%
3.6 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1,154 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+34%
863 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1,041 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
769 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 None

Intel’s tenth gen, six-core i5-10600K is one of the fastest consumer CPUs currently available. Out of the box, its maximum all core frequency is 4.5 GHz, but a simple overclock allows all 12 threads to hit 5.0 GHz. Although a new Z490 (LGA1200) motherboard is required, Intel have indicated that LGA1200 will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The eight-core Ryzen 3700X currently competes in the 10600K’s price bracket. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn but If dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync is not an option, the 3700X can outperform the 10600K in encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU. Meanwhile, the 10600K is better for almost everything else. Currently, the real problem with the 10600K, and much of the Comet Lake line up, is availability. Whilst there was a paper launch in Q2 2020, at the time of writing, the 10600K is still largely unavailable for purchase. In order to achieve better value for money, without compromising on gaming performance, it is necessary to consider the older generation 9600K which is 26% cheaper and offers similar gaming performance. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 1600 is one of four new Ryzen 5 processors released this month. Based on the AMD Zen architecture, which is comparable to Intel in terms of IPC, the Ryzen 5 1600 has six cores which is more than the vast majority of games are able to use (most games cannot use more than four cores). Ryzen 5 CPUs offer gamers better value for money than the eight core Ryzen 7 models released last month. With six cores the 1600 is approximately 75% better at multi-threaded tasks than Intel's quad core i5 flagship – the similarly priced i5-7600K, the 1600 however, has 25% lower single and 33% lower quad core scores. The 1600 has stock base/boost clock speeds of 3.2/3.6 GHz and its price tag of $219 includes a cooler. Assuming a modest overclock of 10% brings the 1600 within striking range of the 1600X which is the Ryzen 5 flagship. The 1600X sports stock base/boost clocks of 3.6/4.0 GHz but costs $30 more than the 1600 and ships without a cooler included in the box. The Ryzen 5 1600 is the best value for money six core CPU we have seen to date. [Apr '17 CPUPro]

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