Intel Core i5 10600KF vs Intel Core i7 8700K

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 10600KF, vs Intel Core i7 8700K. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 10600KF and Intel Core i7 8700K
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10600KF
1391
Intel Core i7 8700K
1210
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10600KF
10489
Intel Core i7 8700K
8839
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10600KF
n/a
Intel Core i7 8700K
70
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10600KF
n/a
Intel Core i7 8700K
499
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10600KF
2913
Intel Core i7 8700K
2721
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10600KF
14171
Intel Core i7 8700K
13585
Integer Math47.5 GOps/s45.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math29.5 GOps/s28.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search45 M primes/s39 M primes/s
Random String Sort26.6 M strings/s25.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption4.8 GB/s4.8 GB/s
Data Compression212 MB/s199.1 MB/s
Physics807 frames/s812 frames/s
Extended Instructions142 M matrices/s135 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10600KF
1758
Intel Core i7 8700K
1741
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10600KF
7158
Intel Core i7 8700K
6928
File Compression558.7 MB/s509.8 MB/s
Clang Compilation55.7 KLines/s52.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser160.8 pages/s149.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering208.8 MP/sec210.4 MP/sec
Text Processing174.9 pages/s165.3 pages/s
Background Blur38.5 frames/s38 frames/s
Photo Processing60.5 frames/s61.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing11.2 MP/sec10.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 10600KF
130.58
Intel Core i7 8700K
126.94

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 57.3 PPW 72.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 113.4 PPW 143 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 5.3 PPW
Blender / W 1.04 PPW 1.34 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced May, 1, 2020 October, 5, 2017
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Comet Lake Coffee Lake
Model number i5-10600KF i7-8700K
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 630

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 4.1 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz 4.7 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier41x37x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache256 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 14 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 95 W
Socket LGA-1200 LGA-1151
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 41.6 GB 41.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 16 16
Channels n/a 41422

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