Intel
Intel Core i5-10600
Intel's locked six-core, 12-thread Comet Lake desktop processor for LGA1200, launched in Q2 2020. It runs at 3.3 GHz base and up to 4.8 GHz boost within a 65 W TDP, with 12 MB of cache, DDR4-2666 support and Intel UHD Graphics 630.
Pros
- 6 cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of up to 4.8 GHz
- 65 W base TDP suits compact and low-noise builds
- Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630, so no discrete graphics card is needed for display output
- Dual-channel DDR4-2666 support up to 128 GB and PCIe 3.0 with 16 CPU lanes
Cons
- Older 14 nm Comet Lake design that needs an LGA1200 motherboard
- Only DDR4-2666 officially supported, with no DDR5 or PCIe 4.0 on the CPU
- Six cores and 12 MB of cache limit heavy multi-threaded workloads compared with newer processors
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i5-10600
General
- Announced
- 2020
- Socket
- LGA1200
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 3.3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.8 GHz
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- iGPU clock
- 1,200 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2666
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 16
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 13,528Bottom 25%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 2,907Bottom 37%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-10600 good in 2026?
The Intel Core i5-10600 earns an Inno Score of 37.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's locked six-core, 12-thread Comet Lake desktop processor for LGA1200, launched in Q2 2020. It runs at 3.3 GHz base and up to 4.8 GHz boost within a 65 W TDP, with 12 MB of cache, DDR4-2666 support and Intel UHD Graphics 630.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i5-10600?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4.8 GHz · Socket: LGA1200
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i5-10600?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i7-9700KF, Intel Core i7-9700K, Intel Core i5-11400 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
