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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 284 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $58.5 vs $493.56
- Up to 88% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-10940X - $0.23 vs $1.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-9400F - 283 vs 277 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 28 vs 6 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
277
97.87985865724382%
Value, €/FPS
€0.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.93
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Updated 184 minutes ago
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
283
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.94/FPS
11.855670103092784%
Price, €
€547.85
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Updated 183 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
88.2202304737516%
Multi-Core
4834
44.88810474510168%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 6 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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