Intel Core i5-10600KF Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-10600KF was released in Q2/2020 and has 6 cores. The processor can process 12 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1200. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-10600KF achieved a result of 1,254 points (single-core) or 6,877 points (multi-core).
Intel Core i5-10600KF

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-10600KF
Family: Intel Core i5 (334)
CPU group: Intel Core i 10000 (43)
Architecture: Comet Lake S
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 10
Predecessor: Intel Core i5-9600KF
Successor: Intel Core i5-11600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10600KF has 6 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-10600KF is 4.10 GHz (4.80 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 12
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 4.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): 4.50 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-10600KF supports a maximum of 128 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 42.7 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2666
42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-10600KF has a TDP of 125 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): 182 W / 56 s
TDP up: --
TDP down: 95 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-10600KF is made in 14 nm and has 12.00 MB cache.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 12.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: 237 $
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-10600KF have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz
74
Intel Core i5-9600K Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz
73
Intel Core i5-9600KF Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz
73
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
72
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
72
Intel Core i7-8700K Intel Core i7-8700K
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
72
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
71

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 3 8300G AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
4C 8T @ 4.90 GHz
510
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G
4C 8T @ 4.90 GHz
510
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
498
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
488
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
488
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
482
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
481

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1402
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1402
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1396
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1391
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1391
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1382
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1382

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
10940
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz
10650
Sony Playstation 5 Pro Sony Playstation 5 Pro
8C 16T @ 3.85 GHz
10588
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
10489
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
10489
Intel Core i7-9700KF Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
10326
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
10326

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz
1586
Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 Intel Xeon Platinum 8358
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
1583
Intel Core i3-10325 Intel Core i3-10325
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1582
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1581
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1581
Intel Core i9-10980XE Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz
1573
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1570

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
7246
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
7202
Intel Core i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
7202
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
7169
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
7169
Intel Xeon E-2286G Intel Xeon E-2286G
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
7088
Intel Core i3-12300T Intel Core i3-12300T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7086

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz
1260
Intel Core i3-9350KF Intel Core i3-9350KF
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz
1260
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz
1255
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1254
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1254
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1252
AMD Ryzen 7 4700G AMD Ryzen 7 4700G
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1252

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
6978
Intel Xeon E-2276G Intel Xeon E-2276G
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6912
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
6909
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
6877
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
6877
Intel Core i3-13100 Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
6835
Intel Core i3-13100F Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
6835

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
509
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
503
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
502
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
501
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
501
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
501
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
501

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
3656
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3644
Intel Core i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3644
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
3629
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
3629
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 4.15 GHz
3616
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
3587

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
14555
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
14480
Intel Core i7-6900K Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
14474
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
14460
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
14460
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Intel Xeon Silver 4215
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
14451
Intel Xeon D-1732TE Intel Xeon D-1732TE
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
14263

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
217.1
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
217.8
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
224.4
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
228
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
228
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
228.8
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 4.15 GHz
230

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-10700K Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
555
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz
549
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
545
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
542
Intel Core i5-9600KF Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz
539
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
536
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
536

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
4083
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
4049
Intel Core i7-10700T Intel Core i7-10700T
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
4014
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
4002
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
3997
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3990
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3967

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz
217
Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
216
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
216
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
215
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
215
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
214
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
214

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-9900T Intel Core i9-9900T
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1644
Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz
1630
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1617
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1615
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1615
Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1598
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1598

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