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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 559 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400 - 242 vs 235 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - CA$203.99 vs CA$357.88
- Up to 41% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-10700F - CA$0.87 vs CA$1.48 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
242
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.48/FPS
58%
Price, CA$
CA$357.88
56%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
235
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$203.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Updated 188 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i5-9400
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
95 FPS
CA$26.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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113 FPS
CA$12.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,449.99
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104 FPS
CA$39.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$4,097.57
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