CPUDesktopReleased 2020

Intel Core i5-10600KF

6C/12T · 4.8 GHz · 125 W

The Core i5-10600KF is the graphics-less version of Intel's 10th generation Comet Lake mid-range desktop part, sold at a lower price for builders who always pair it with a discrete card. Hyper-Threading returned to the Core i5 tier with this generation, giving it six cores and twelve threads with a 4.8 GHz turbo and an unlocked multiplier on the LGA1200 platform.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core i5-10600KF
Segment
Desktop
Generation
10th Gen Core
Codename
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Comet Lake
Release date
2020
Price
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
6 cores / 12 threads
Base clock
4.10 GHz
Boost clock
4.80 GHz
TDP (design W)
125 W
Unlocked
✓ Yes
L2 cache
1.5 MB
L3 cache
12 MB
Technology (nm)
14 nm
14 nm

Platform

Socket
FCLGA1200
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
None
Memory type
DDR4-2666
2-channel
Memory size
Up to 128 GB
ECC memory
✕ No
PCIe
PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
SSE4.1SSE4.2AVX2AES-NI
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
ChromeOS
ChromeOS
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Microsoft lists 10th Gen Intel Core processors as supported for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, and Windows 10 is supported as well. Microsoft has not published a separate processor list for Windows 11 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Mainstream Linux distributions and ChromeOS Flex are supported.

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