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Brand Intel
Model Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5‑10600KF: 10th‑gen Comet Lake‑S, 6C/12T, 4.1/4.8 GHz, LGA1200, unlocked and no iGPU; strong 1080p/1440p gaming with a discrete GPU.
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Cores 6
Threads 12
Socket LGA 1200
Memory DDR4
Base clock 4.10 GHz
Boost clock 4.80 GHz
TDP 125 W
Cache 12 MB
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Product overview Released in Q2 2020 as part of Intel’s 10th‑gen Comet Lake‑S family, the Core i5‑10600KF targets the LGA1200 platform (Intel 400‑series chipsets) with DDR4‑2666 support. It brings 6 cores/12 threads, a 4.1 GHz base and up to 4.8 GHz turbo at 125 W, and Intel now lists its status as Discontinued. Source intel.de ↗
Positioned as a mainstream i5, it exists to offer high clocks and an unlocked multiplier for gaming‑focused builds without stepping up to an i7/i9. With 6C/12T and strong single‑thread, it suits 1080p and 1440p gaming, everyday productivity, light streaming, and basic video editing—provided you use a discrete GPU, since the F‑suffix omits integrated graphics.
Tier mainstream Released 2020 Lifecycle Discontinued
Best for 1080p gaming 1440p gaming streaming video editing office/productivity Official product specifications ↗ Product highlights 6 Cores / 12 Threads Socket Type LGA 1200 Up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Compatible with Intel 400 series chipset based motherboards Intel Optane Memory Support
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Cores 6
Pentium Gold G-6400 Cores: 2 AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Cores: 4 Core i7-4790K Cores: 4 Intel Core i3 (10th Gen) i3-10105 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-10320 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-12100 Cores: 4 Intel Core I3-12100F Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-9100F Cores: 4 Ryzen 3 3200G Cores: 4 Ryzen 3 3300X Cores: 4 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10600 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10600K Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10600KF Cores: 6 This part Intel Core i5-11400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-12400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-12400F Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9400F Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9500 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9600KF Cores: 6 Intel Core i7-8700K Cores: 6 Ryzen 5 1600 Cores: 6 Ryzen 5 1600X Cores: 6 Ryzen 5 2600 Cores: 6 Ryzen 5 4500 Cores: 6 Ryzen 5 5600G Cores: 6 Ryzen 5 5600X Cores: 6 Ryzen 5 7600X Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Cores: 8 Core i7-9700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-10700F Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-10700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-11700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-11700KF Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-9700 Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-9700F Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-11900K Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-9900K Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-9900KF Cores: 8 Ryzen 7 2700X Cores: 8 Ryzen 7 3700X Cores: 8 Ryzen 7 3800X Cores: 8 Ryzen 7 5700X Cores: 8 Ryzen 7 5800X Cores: 8 Ryzen 7 7700X Cores: 8 Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cores: 8 Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Cores: 8 Core i9-10900K Cores: 10 Intel Core i5-14400F Cores: 10 Intel Core i9-10900X Cores: 10 Intel Core i9-9900X Cores: 10 Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Cores: 10 AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Cores: 12 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cores: 12 Core i7-12700K Cores: 12 Core i7-12700KF Cores: 12 Intel Core i7-12700 Cores: 12 Intel Core i5-13600K Cores: 14 Intel Core i7-13700K Cores: 16 Intel Core i9-12900K Cores: 16 Intel Core i9-12900KS Cores: 16 i9-14900K Cores: 24 Intel Core i9-13900 Cores: 24 Intel Core i9-13900K Cores: 24 Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Cores: 32
2 32
Higher than 44% of CPUs Threads 12
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Threads: 4 Intel Core i3-9100F Threads: 4 Pentium Gold G-6400 Threads: 4 Ryzen 3 3200G Threads: 4 Intel Core i5-9400 Threads: 6 Intel Core i5-9400F Threads: 6 Intel Core i5-9500 Threads: 6 Intel Core i5-9600KF Threads: 6 Core i7-4790K Threads: 8 Core i7-9700K Threads: 8 Intel Core i3 (10th Gen) i3-10105 Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-10320 Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-12100 Threads: 8 Intel Core I3-12100F Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-9700 Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-9700F Threads: 8 Ryzen 3 3300X Threads: 8 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10400 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10600 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10600K Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10600KF Threads: 12 This part Intel Core i5-11400 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-12400 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-12400F Threads: 12 Intel Core i7-8700K Threads: 12 Ryzen 5 1600 Threads: 12 Ryzen 5 1600X Threads: 12 Ryzen 5 2600 Threads: 12 Ryzen 5 4500 Threads: 12 Ryzen 5 5600G Threads: 12 Ryzen 5 5600X Threads: 12 Ryzen 5 7600X Threads: 12 Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Threads: 14 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Threads: 16 Intel Core i5-14400F Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-10700F Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-10700K Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-11700K Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-11700KF Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-11900K Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-9900K Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-9900KF Threads: 16 Ryzen 7 2700X Threads: 16 Ryzen 7 3700X Threads: 16 Ryzen 7 3800X Threads: 16 Ryzen 7 5700X Threads: 16 Ryzen 7 5800X Threads: 16 Ryzen 7 7700X Threads: 16 Ryzen 7 7800X3D Threads: 16 Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Threads: 16 Core i7-12700K Threads: 20 Core i7-12700KF Threads: 20 Core i9-10900K Threads: 20 Intel Core i5-13600K Threads: 20 Intel Core i7-12700 Threads: 20 Intel Core i9-10900X Threads: 20 Intel Core i9-9900X Threads: 20 AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Threads: 24 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Threads: 24 Intel Core i7-13700K Threads: 24 Intel Core i9-12900K Threads: 24 Intel Core i9-12900KS Threads: 24 i9-14900K Threads: 32 Intel Core i9-13900 Threads: 32 Intel Core i9-13900K Threads: 32 Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Threads: 64
4 64
Higher than 49% of CPUs Boost clock 4.8 GHZ
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Boost clock: 3.4 GHZ Ryzen 3 3200G Boost clock: 3.4 GHZ Ryzen 5 1600 Boost clock: 3.6 GHZ Ryzen 5 2600 Boost clock: 3.9 GHZ Ryzen 5 1600X Boost clock: 4 GHZ Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Boost clock: 4 GHZ Intel Core i5-9400 Boost clock: 4.1 GHZ Intel Core i5-9400F Boost clock: 4.1 GHZ Ryzen 5 4500 Boost clock: 4.1 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Boost clock: 4.2 GHZ Intel Core i3-9100F Boost clock: 4.2 GHZ Intel Core i3-12100 Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Intel Core I3-12100F Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Intel Core i5-10400 Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Ryzen 3 3300X Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Ryzen 7 2700X Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Core i7-4790K Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i3 (10th Gen) i3-10105 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-11400 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-12400 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-12400F Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-9500 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Ryzen 7 3700X Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i9-9900X Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ Ryzen 7 3800X Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i3-10320 Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i5-9600KF Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Ryzen 5 5600G Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Ryzen 5 5600X Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Ryzen 7 5700X Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i5-14400F Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-8700K Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-9700 Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-9700F Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i9-10900X Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Ryzen 7 5800X Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i5-10600 Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i5-10600K Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i5-10600KF Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ This part Intel Core i7-10700F Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Core i7-9700K Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Intel Core i7-12700 Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Core i7-12700K Boost clock: 5 GHZ Core i7-12700KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-11700K Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-11700KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i9-9900K Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i9-9900KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ Ryzen 7 7800X3D Boost clock: 5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i5-13600K Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i7-10700K Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i9-12900K Boost clock: 5.2 GHZ Core i9-10900K Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ Intel Core i9-11900K Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ Ryzen 5 7600X Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Boost clock: 5.4 GHZ Intel Core i7-13700K Boost clock: 5.4 GHZ Ryzen 7 7700X Boost clock: 5.4 GHZ Intel Core i9-12900KS Boost clock: 5.5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Boost clock: 5.6 GHZ Intel Core i9-13900 Boost clock: 5.6 GHZ Intel Core i9-13900K Boost clock: 5.8 GHZ i9-14900K Boost clock: 6 GHZ
3.4 GHZ 6 GHZ
Higher than 61% of CPUs RAM speed 2666 MT/s
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 RAM speed: 4 MT/s Core i7-4790K RAM speed: 1600 MT/s AMD Ryzen 3 1200 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Core i7-9700K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i3 (10th Gen) i3-10105 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i3-10320 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i3-9100F RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i5-10400 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-10600 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-10600K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i5-10600KF RAM speed: 2666 MT/s This part Intel Core i5-9400 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-9400F RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-9500 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-9600KF RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-8700K RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-9700 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-9700F RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i9-9900K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i9-9900KF RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i9-9900X RAM speed: 2666 MHz Pentium Gold G-6400 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Ryzen 3 3200G RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Ryzen 5 1600X RAM speed: 2666 MHz Ryzen 5 1600 RAM speed: 2667 MHz Ryzen Threadripper 1900X RAM speed: 2667 MHz Core i9-10900K RAM speed: 2933 MT/s Intel Core i7-10700F RAM speed: 2933 MHz Intel Core i7-10700K RAM speed: 2933 MT/s Intel Core i9-10900X RAM speed: 2933 MHz Ryzen 5 2600 RAM speed: 2933 MT/s Ryzen 7 2700X RAM speed: 2933 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 5600 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 5700G RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Core i7-12700KF RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-11400 RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i5-12400F RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-13600K RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-14400F RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i7-11700K RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i7-11700KF RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i9-11900K RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i9-13900 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Ryzen 3 3300X RAM speed: 3200 MHz Ryzen 5 4500 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Ryzen 5 5600G RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Ryzen 5 5600X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Ryzen 7 3700X RAM speed: 3200 MHz Ryzen 7 3800X RAM speed: 3200 MHz Ryzen 7 5700X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Ryzen 7 5800X RAM speed: 3200 MHz Ryzen Threadripper 3970X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Core i7-12700K RAM speed: 4800 MT/s Intel Core i3-12100 RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core I3-12100F RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i5-12400 RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i7-12700 RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i9-12900K RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i9-12900KS RAM speed: 4800 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 7600 RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 7900 RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 7900X RAM speed: 5200 MT/s Ryzen 5 7600X RAM speed: 5200 MT/s Ryzen 7 7700X RAM speed: 5200 MHz Ryzen 7 7800X3D RAM speed: 5200 MT/s i9-14900K RAM speed: 5600 MT/s Intel Core i7-13700K RAM speed: 5600 MHz Intel Core i9-13900K RAM speed: 5600 MHz Intel Core Ultra 5 225F RAM speed: 6400 MT/s
4 MT/s 6400 MT/s
Higher than 33% of CPUs
Cores 6
Threads 12
Socket LGA 1200
Memory DDR4-2666
Base clock 4.1 GHZ
Boost clock 4.8 GHZ
TDP 125 W
Cache 12 MB
Generation 10
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
Max Memory Size 128 GB
ECC Support No
Hyper Threading Yes
Turbo Boost Yes
Chipset Intel 400 series chipset
Ram Speed 2666 MT/s 
