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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7960X - 132 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$157.24 vs CA$483.99
- Up to 68% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7960X - CA$1.19 vs CA$3.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 32 vs 12 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
132
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$157.24
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz Comet Lake 12MB Cache CPU Desktop Processor Boxed
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-7960X
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
20 FPS
CA$119.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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31 FPS
CA$43.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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21 FPS
CA$64.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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10 FPS
CA$125/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,249.99
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10 FPS
CA$93.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$935
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10 FPS
CA$110/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,099.99
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14 FPS
CA$75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,049.99
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31 FPS
CA$43.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1473.21/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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17 FPS
CA$70.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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