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In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 284 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-9400F - 104 vs 102 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - CA$179.34 vs CA$452.99
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
87.43654822335026%
Multi-Core
4834
51.58467612848149%
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i5-9400F
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
29 FPS
CA$23.17/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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34 FPS
CA$54.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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