Intel Core i9-10880H vs Intel Core i5-10600

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-10880H vs Intel Core i5-10600 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, WPrime, Blender, PassMark, Prime95, 3DMark, Handbrake, MATLAB, RealBench, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Furmark, Blender, AIDA64.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

DOOM: Eternal
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Valheim
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Rainbow Six Siege
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Fortnite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10600 or Intel Core i9-10880H.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i9-10880H

54%

Core i5-10600

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10880H

54%

Core i5-10600

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Control, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	95.2
Valorant	108.9	108.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	60.6
Apex Legends	102.3	101.6
Call of Duty Warzone	81.6	81.1
Overwatch	88.2	87.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	74.6
DOOM Eternal	54.4	54.1
Warzone	84.9	84.3
Assassin's Creed	91.4	90.8
Valheim	90.3	89.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-10880H

92%

Core i5-10600

67%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-10880H is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10600 since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	214
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1506	1569
Cinbench 20 Single-core	469	494
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3372	3556
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1052	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10194	9024

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10600
Single-Core	2804	2832
Multi-Core	15355	13964

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10600
Single-Core	1250	1307
Multi-Core	7637	7015

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10600
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1200
Core name	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	10
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9200 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	16 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-10600 is 30% better than Core i9-10880H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10880H has 2 more core than Core i5-10600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10880H is better: 20
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10600 is better: 10
Although it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-10880H and Intel Core i5-10600 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-10880H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-10880H specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10600 specs and review.