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

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i9-10880H vs Intel Core i5-10600K and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, programming, streaming. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like PassMark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Handbrake, PCMark 10, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Blender, SuperPi, RealBench, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, 7zip, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10600K 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 i5-10600K

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10880H

54%

Core i5-10600K

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small 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 CPU comparisons were performed: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	97.0
Valorant	108.9	110.2
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	61.7
Apex Legends	102.3	103.6
Call of Duty Warzone	81.6	82.7
Overwatch	88.2	89.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	76.1
DOOM Eternal	54.4	55.1
Warzone	84.9	86.0
Assassin's Creed	91.4	92.6
Valheim	90.3	91.5

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-10880H

92%

Core i5-10600K

39%

To make a finishing choice 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 i5-10600K as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is 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 video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	215
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1506	1615
Cinbench 20 Single-core	469	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3372	3629
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1052	1376
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10194	10379

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

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10600K
Single-Core	2804	2967
Multi-Core	15355	14674

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

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10600K
Single-Core	1250	1495
Multi-Core	7637	8815

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10600K
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	4.1 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	125 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 i5-10600K is 43% better than Core i9-10880H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10880H has 2 more core than Core i5-10600K. 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10600K is better: 23
The summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-10880H and Intel Core i5-10600K before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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 i5-10600K specs and review.