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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £176.89 vs £778.38
- Up to 77% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-10940X - £0.87 vs £3.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.83/FPS
22.715404699738905%
Price, £
£778.38
22%
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
Buy for £176.89 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 164 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1519
97.24711907810499%
Multi-Core
5470
50.79394558454824%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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