Budget Gaming CPUs | Casual gaming, 1080p gaming | Core i5 6th Gen: 4 cores, 3.3 GHz base clock (▲ 3.7 GHz for 10th Gen) Industry Standard: 3.0 GHz base clock (AMD Ryzen 5 1400) | Affordable, handles modern games at medium settings (e.g., Fortnite at 60 FPS). | Struggles with high settings or 4K resolution. ▲10th Gen improves gaming performance by 12%. |
Multitasking CPUs | Office work, light multitasking | 4 cores/4 threads, 6 MB L3 cache (both generations) Industry Standard: 4 cores/4 threads (e.g., AMD Ryzen 5 2600) | Smoothly runs multiple applications (e.g., browser + spreadsheet). | Limited for heavy workloads like video rendering. ▲10th Gen adds Turbo Boost up to 4.6 GHz. |
Content Creation CPUs | Light video/photo editing | 6th Gen: 3.8 GHz max turbo (▲ 4.6 GHz for 10th Gen) Industry Standard: 4.0 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5 3600) | Decent for Lightroom/Photoshop editing (▲10th Gen cuts render time by 15%). | Not ideal for 4K video editing or 3D rendering. Lacks dedicated GPU compatibility. |
Power Efficiency CPUs | Energy-conscious builds | TDP: 110W (Industry Standard: 65W for Intel i5-10400) ▲10th Gen improves efficiency via 14nm++ process | Lower power draw than high-end CPUs (e.g., i7-10700). | Higher TDP than modern APUs (e.g., Ryzen 5 5600G). ▲10th Gen reduces idle power by 10%. |
Future-Proof CPUs | Long-term use with new software | Supports PCIe 3.0, DDR4 Industry Standard: PCIe 4.0 (AMD Ryzen 5 5600X) | Compatible with mainstream motherboards and peripherals. | Lacks PCIe 4.0 support for newer NVMe SSDs. ▲10th Gen adds compatibility with DDR4-2933. |
Certified Compliance CPUs | Compliance-critical environments | RoHS, EPR Germany/France, CE (Industry Standard: RoHS only) | Meets global environmental and packaging regulations. | No additional eco-features like carbon-neutral packaging. ▲10th Gen adds EPR France certification. |