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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $374
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF is 478 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-9700KF - £224.84 vs £379.99
- Up to 36% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i7-9700KF - £1.01 vs £1.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 8% better in F1 23 than Core i5-10400 - 239 vs 222 FPS
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
222
92%
Value, £/FPS
£1.01/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.84
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
239
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.59/FPS
63%
Price, £
£379.99
59%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor (12m Cache, Up to 4.90 GHz)
Buy for £379.99 on Amazon
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Updated 10745 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i7-9700KF
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
73 FPS
£14.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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