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Core i5-10600KF vs Core i5-9400F

Core i5-10600KF vs Core i5-9400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i5-10600KF

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 314 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i5-10600KF

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 314 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 478 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.

Advantages of Core i5-10600KF

  • Performs up to 2% better in F1 22 than Core i5-9400F - 277 vs 272 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Core i5-9400F

  • Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-10600KF - $94.59 vs $117.11
  • Up to 17% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-10600KF - $0.35 vs $0.42 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

277

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.42/FPS

83%

Price, €

€117.11

80%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 314 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

272

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.35/FPS

100%

Price, €

€94.59

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1697

100%

Multi-Core

6801

100%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1404

83%

Multi-Core

4918

72%

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo

Core i5-10600KF

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Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Core i5-9400F

Apr 30th, 2020
Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5Core i5
Comet LakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
66
12
6
4.1 GHz
2.9 GHz
4.8 GHz
4.1 GHz
125 W
65 W
14 nm14 nm
41.0x
29.0x
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PCs Using Core i5-10600KF or Core i5-9400F

With selected game settings

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