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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £224.84 vs £1150.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-10980XE - £1.41 vs £7.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-10400 - 160 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 36 vs 12 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
159
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/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 i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
160
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.19/FPS
19%
Price, £
£1150
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i9-10980XE
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
28 FPS
£38.22/FPS
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Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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