Intel Core i5 8600 vs i5 10600
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5 8600 against the 3.3 GHz i5 10600. 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
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 10600
- Newer - released 2-years and 1-month later
- Has 3 MB larger L3 cache size
- 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
- 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1224 vs 1076 points
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | April 3, 2018 | May 1, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i5-8600 | i5-10600 |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | LGA-1200 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | UHD Graphics 630 |
Performance
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 3.1 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 31x | 33x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Power
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1050 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 192 |
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| ROPs | 3 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2666 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 8600 official page | Intel Core i5 10600 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 16 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | - |
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