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Core i9-10940X vs Core i5-10400

Core i9-10940X vs Core i5-10400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop-Prozessor, 6 Kerne, bis zu 4,3 GHz, LGA1200 (Chipsatz der Intel® 400er-Reihe), 65 W

Buy for 147.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 60 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop-Prozessor, 6 Kerne, bis zu 4,3 GHz, LGA1200 (Chipsatz der Intel® 400er-Reihe), 65 W

Buy for 147.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 60 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms Core i5-10400 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 Core i5-10400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Core i5-10400 - 202 vs 196 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 28 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400

  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

202

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

196

97.02970297029702%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€147.38

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop-Prozessor, 6 Kerne, bis zu 4,3 GHz, LGA1200 (Chipsatz der Intel® 400er-Reihe), 65 W

Buy for 147.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 60 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1562

100%

Multi-Core

10769

100%

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

91.54929577464789%

Multi-Core

5489

50.970377936670076%

Intel Core i9-10940X

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Intel Core i5-10400

Oct 19th, 2019Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
Cascade LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores6
28
Threads12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-10940X or Core i5-10400

Rust, 1920 x 1080, High

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