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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - €177.5 vs €293.82
- Up to 38% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-10900KF - €1.45 vs €2.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-8400 - 125 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
122
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€177.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
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Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
125
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.35/FPS
61%
Price, €
€293.82
60%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900KF
Buy for €293.82 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 269 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-10900KF
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
105 FPS
€47.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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