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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 559 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £188.88 vs £224.84
- Up to 16% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i5-10400 - £0.94 vs £1.12 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 0% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-9400 - 201 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
200
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
201
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.12/FPS
83%
Price, £
£224.84
84%
FPS 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i5-10400
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
£14.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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