Intel Core i9-9900T vs Intel Core i5-10600T

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-9900T vs Intel Core i5-10600T and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, WPrime, 7zip, Furmark, Gears 5, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Blender, AIDA64, Blender, PCMark 10, MATLAB, RealBench, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10600T or Intel Core i9-9900T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-9900T

54%

Core i5-10600T

53%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-9900T is 1% better than Core i5-10600T. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9900T

54%

Core i5-10600T

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	93.9
Valorant	108.4	106.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	59.8
Apex Legends	101.9	100.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	80.0
Overwatch	87.8	86.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	73.6
DOOM Eternal	54.2	53.4
Warzone	84.5	83.2
Assassin's Creed	91.0	89.6
Valheim	89.9	88.6

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 tested computers 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. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i9-9900T

106%

Core i5-10600T

93%

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 i9-9900T is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10600T since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 i9-9900T	Intel Core i5-10600T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	182
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1644	1324
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	415
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3920	2993
Cinbench 23 Single-core	951	1079
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9218	7397

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

	Intel Core i9-9900T	Intel Core i5-10600T
Single-Core	2489	2526
Multi-Core	13885	12153

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

	Intel Core i9-9900T	Intel Core i5-10600T
Single-Core	1113	985
Multi-Core	7212	5795

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-9900T	Intel Core i5-10600T
Announcement date	October 01, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151-2	FCLGA1200
Core name	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	10
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2.4 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	8600 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 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 i5-10600T is 12% better than Core i9-9900T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9900T has 2 more core than Core i5-10600T. 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 i9-9900T is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10600T is better: 6
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i9-9900T and Intel Core i5-10600T before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-9900T - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-9900T specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10600T specs and review.