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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10300 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10300 is 478 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - CA$117.88 vs CA$129.99
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 26% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - 34 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - CA$3.82 vs CA$4.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
34
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.82/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$129.99
90%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i3-10300
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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Core i5-9400F
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