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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900KF 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 i9-10900KF is 559 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-9400 - 231 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - CA$204.0 vs CA$412.49
- Up to 49% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-10900KF - CA$0.91 vs CA$1.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.79/FPS
50%
Price, CA$
CA$412.49
49%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
225
97%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$204
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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In Stock
Updated 13568 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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