Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £101.31 vs £799.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-10940X - £0.84 vs £6.34 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 4% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-10400F - 126 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 28 vs 12 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
121
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.31
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £101.31 on Amazon
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Buy for £799 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
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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 | 14 |
12 | Threads | 28 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 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 |