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Core i5-10400F vs Core i9-10850K

Core i5-10400F vs Core i9-10850K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £101.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74495 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £295 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74495 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £101.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74495 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £295 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74495 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 88 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F

  • Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - £101.05 vs £295.0
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K

  • Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-10400F - 317 vs 311 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

311

98.10725552050474%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£101.05

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £101.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74495 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


FPS

317

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£295

34%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £295 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74495 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

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Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1438

82.64367816091955%

Multi-Core

5751

63.22559366754618%

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


Single-Core

1740

100%

Multi-Core

9096

100%

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Intel Core i5-10400F

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Intel Core i9-10850K

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Jul 27th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Comet LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
20
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
29.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-10850K

Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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