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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 1039 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £98.8 vs £428.88
- Up to 77% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i9-7900X - £0.61 vs £2.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
162
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.61/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.8
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-7900X
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
£14.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£844.95
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57 FPS
£12.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£724.8
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57 FPS
£17.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£974.95
In Stock
69 FPS
£15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,074.95
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57 FPS
£23.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,314.95
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49 FPS
£18.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£929.95
In Stock
49 FPS
£16.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£809.95
In Stock
57 FPS
£22.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,294.95
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54 FPS
£20/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,079.95
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