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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700F is 373 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-10400 - 207 vs 205 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - £224.84 vs £346.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-9700F - £1.1 vs £1.67 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core Up to 4.7 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W | BX80684I79700F
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
205
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.84
100%
Value 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
Extreme
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i5-10400
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
26 FPS
£40.83/FPS
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Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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