Intel Core i5-10600K
Intel Entry-level
Intel Comet Lake desktop processor released in 2020 — 6 cores, 12 threads, boosting to 4.8 GHz on socket LGA1200.
Gaming index
58 / 100
Cores / Threads
6 / 12
Max boost
4.8 GHz
L3 cache
12 MB
Faster in games than 14% of the 66 CPUs we track
i5-10600K specifications
| Family | Comet Lake |
|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1200 |
| Release year | 2020 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Threads | 12 |
| Base clock | 4.1 GHz |
| Max boost clock | 4.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB |
| TDP (base) | 125 W |
| Integrated graphics | UHD 630 |
| Launch MSRP | $262 |
| Est. gaming index | 58 / 100 |
| Est. multi-core index | 22 / 100 |
| Est. single-core index | 55 / 100 |
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Specifications from manufacturer reference data. Performance indexes are estimates based on publicly available benchmarks; real-world results vary by workload and configuration.