Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 284 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - £108.88 vs £565.0
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Core i5-9400F - 228 vs 226 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 20 vs 6 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
87.43654822335026%
Multi-Core
4834
51.58467612848149%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 10 |
6 | Threads | 20 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |