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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 478 days older than the more expensive Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-10400 - 173 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £168.88 vs £224.84
- Up to 25% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-10400 - £0.98 vs £1.31 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
173
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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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
Max
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Core i5-10400
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
15 FPS
£70.87/FPS
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Core i5-10400
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