Intel is still the king of the CPUs, and with the Comet Lake-S introduction earlier this year, the company is offering CPUs with more cores, higher frequencies, and hyper-threading across the board. The Core i5-10600K is the obvious choice if you want the latest silicon, but there are plenty of great alternatives across all price points.
Best Overall: Intel Core i5-10600K
Sure, the Core i9-10900K is a 10-core behemoth that blazes through everything you throw at it, but for most users, the i5-10600K is the ideal option. With six cores and 12 threads and a base clock of 4.1GHz with a boost of 4.8GHz on all cores, the i5-10600K hits all the right notes. The K in the naming means it is the unlocked model, making it an ideal option for overclocking down the road.
Like the rest of the Comet Lake-S series, the Core i5-10600K is compatible with the new LGA1200 socket, so you will need to get a Z490 series motherboard to unlock its full potential. The Core i5-10600K is built on the 14nm ...
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