Intel Core i5-10600KF vs Intel Core i3-9350KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10600KF and Intel Core i3-9350KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-10600KF

Intel Core i3-9350KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10600KF

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2912 vs 2686
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14171 vs 7559

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2912 vs 2686
PassMark - CPU mark	14171 vs 7559

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9350KF

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 91 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	91 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10600KF
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9350KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2912

2686

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14171

7559

Name	Intel Core i5-10600KF	Intel Core i3-9350KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	2912	2686
PassMark - CPU mark	14171	7559
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5373

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10600KF	Intel Core i3-9350KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$238
Place in performance rating	875	879
Processor Number	i5-10600KF	i3-9350KF
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	4.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	3.80 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	91 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015D	PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)