Intel · Released Oct 2020
Core i5-10600K Review
Comet Lake · 6C/12T · 125 W · LGA1200
Intel Core i5-10600K — the Comet Lake chip with 6 cores on LGA1200.
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Specdex Score
68
/ 100
single 70
multi 68
gaming 67
Pros
- +Strong per-core performance
- +Hybrid P/E cores (12th gen+)
- +Wide platform availability
Cons
- −Power draw on top SKUs
- −Frequent socket changes
- −Arrow Lake gaming regressions
Full score breakdown
single 70
multi 68
gaming 67
efficiency 77
Specifications
Architecture
Comet Lake
Cores
6
Threads
12
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA1200
Release year
2020