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In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-10400F - 123 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - CA$129.99 vs CA$1560.13
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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Game Graphics
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
92.06145966709347%
Multi-Core
5751
53.403287213297425%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10940X or Core i5-10400F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
34 FPS
CA$36.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
CA$23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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46 FPS
CA$52.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$73.66/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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43 FPS
CA$25.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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20 FPS
CA$86.28/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
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