Intel Core i5 11600K vs i5 10600K
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core i5 11600K against the 4.1 GHz i5 10600K. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11600K
- Newer - released 11-months later
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
- 30% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2071 vs 1593 points
- Around 8.4 GB/s (20%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 779.7 MB/sec | 512.5 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 70.4 Klines/sec | 56.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 199.6 pages/sec | 136.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 272.4 Mpixels/sec | 222.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 224.2 pages/sec | 164.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 48.7 images/sec | 36.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 81.6 images/sec | 51.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 17.1 Mpixels/sec | 11.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 65.3 GOps/sec | 47.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 38.5 GOps/sec | 29.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 59M Primes/sec | 46M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 28.2M Strings/sec | 27M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 12.4 GBytes/sec | 5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 244.7 MBytes/sec | 213.4 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 944 Frames/sec | 815 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 17.8B Matrices/sec | 14.3B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 11600K and i5 10600KGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | March 30, 2021 | May 1, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i5-11600K | i5-10600K |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 750 | UHD Graphics 630 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.9 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.9 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 39x | 41x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 125 W |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1200 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 192 |
| TMUs | 64 | 24 |
| ROPs | 32 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 3840x2160 - 60 Hz | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR4-2666 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 11600K official page | Intel Core i5 10600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 16 |
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