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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13400F is 1538 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13400F - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-13400F
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9940X - 131 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $730.45 vs $1127.24
- Up to 40% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9940X - $6.19 vs $10.26 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
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Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
131
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.19/FPS
100%
Price, €
€810.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9940X | vs | Core i5-13400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 10 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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