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Core i5-10600K

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6 Cores, 12 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 95.7% (108th of 1445)

Based on 289 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10600K CPU @ 4.10GHz
Poor: 86%Average: 95.7% Great: 104%
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier

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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i5-10600K averaged just 4.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-10600K near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Quad Core Speed 536Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 143Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-10600K is just 18%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-10600K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,119Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 880Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 289 samples)
Rank 10895.7%
Min Avg Max
81.4 Memory 91.7 97.1
124 1-Core 143 155
238 2-Core 280 309
94.6% 171 Pts
Min Avg Max
451 4-Core 536 606
770 8-Core 880 994
86.5% 708 Pts
Min Avg Max
984 64-Core 1,119 1,265
69.3% 1,119 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 145
2-Core 282
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 913
90% 734 Pts
64-Core 1100
68% 1100 Pts
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 143
2-Core 283
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 896
88% 720 Pts
64-Core 1,100
68% 1,100 Pts
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 87.6
1-Core 151
2-Core 294
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 924
90% 742 Pts
64-Core 1,152
71% 1,152 Pts
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 814
81% 660 Pts
64-Core 1,028
64% 1,028 Pts
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 85.3
1-Core 148
2-Core 288
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 906
88% 725 Pts
64-Core 1,168
72% 1,168 Pts
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 88.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 278
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 886
83% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,121
69% 1,121 Pts
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 264
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 837
80% 662 Pts
64-Core 1,075
66% 1,075 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,871,437 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 177%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 164%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 AORUS ELITE

CPU
Core i5-10600KIntelBench 96%, 289 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples158x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples90x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples70x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples42x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples25x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $103Bench 88%, 110,884 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,108

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 Comments

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lbonney02
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Average

2 years ago.

hits 4.788 GHZ when under load and I've barely tweeked it on a B460M mobo. Works good at stock settings. Not amazingly better than the overclocked 2nd gen I7s though. Intel blocked most overclocking functions from BIOS and limited ram to 2666 on B-series mobos. It literally downgrades your ram if its faster... Because of that there is no point to the K chip without a Z board. Unless you get a great deal, upgrading your older DDR3 equipment seems like you get more bang for your buck. Intel 2nd gen I7 or newer and you can still do almost anything with a $150 mid grade GPU and lots of ram.

Ineedmoney
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Excellent

3 years ago.

Is this a bug from the CPU or the benchmark that my 10600K is separated from the other correct Benchmarks? . after a bios update (F20b) this started happening EDIT: If your CPU is listed here you are using the WRONG BIOS use the F6c

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $289Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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