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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8400 - 138 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - £158.88 vs £270.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10900KF - £1.24 vs £1.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900KF
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Updated 16364 minutes ago
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
128
92%
Value, £/FPS
£1.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £158.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16364 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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