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Core i5-10400 vs Core i9-13900K

Core i5-10400 vs Core i9-13900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £129.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2796 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i9-13900K

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £416.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2796 minutes ago

Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £129.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2796 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i9-13900K

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £416.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2796 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900K is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.

Advantages of Core i5-10400

  • Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - £129.95 vs £416.35
  • Up to 65% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-13900K - £1.49 vs £4.21 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-13900K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-10400 - 99 vs 87 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 32 vs 12 threads
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Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

87

88%

Value, £/FPS

£1.49/FPS

100%

Price, £

£129.95

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £129.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2796 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

99

100%

Value, £/FPS

£4.21/FPS

35%

Price, £

£416.35

31%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36M Cache, up to 5.8 GHz

Buy for £416.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2796 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

48%

Multi-Core

5489

27%

Intel Core i9-13900K Logo
Core i9-13900K

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2974

100%

Multi-Core

20148

100%

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo

Core i5-10400

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Intel Core i9-13900K Logo

Core i9-13900K

Apr 30th, 2020
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5Core i9
Comet LakeRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
24
12
32
2.9 GHz
3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz
5.8 GHz
65 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
29.0x
30.0x
UHD Graphics 630UHD Graphics 770
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PCs Using Core i5-10400 or Core i9-13900K

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£416.35

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