Core i9-10900KF vs Core i5-10400F

Prices and Stock

Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Prices and Stock

Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900KF and the cheaper Core i5-10400F have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i9-10900KF

Performs up to 4% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-10400F - 148 vs 142 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-10400F

Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - CA$174.99 vs CA$400.00
Up to 54% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-10900KF - CA$1.23 vs CA$2.70 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

This is a free version of Watch Dogs: Legion.

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

148

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.7/FPS

46%

Price, CA$

CA$400

43%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for CA$400 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 422 minutes ago

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

142

96%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.23/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$174.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Buy for CA$174.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 422 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

130

FPS

138

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

171

FPS

217

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

197

FPS

211

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Maximum

184

FPS

195

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

227

FPS

231

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1763

100%

Multi-Core

9154

100%

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1438

82%

Multi-Core

5751

63%

Core i9-10900KF	vs	Core i5-10400F
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Comet Lake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	6
20	Threads	12
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz
5.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
125 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	29.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No