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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 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 i9-10900 and the cheaper Core i5-10400 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 3% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-10400 - 181 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - £224.84 vs £276.12
- Up to 16% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i9-10900 - £1.28 vs £1.53 per FPS
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
181
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.53/FPS
83%
Price, £
£276.12
81%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
176
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.28/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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Updated 154 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i5-10400
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
43 FPS
£24.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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