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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 5% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-10400 - 219 vs 208 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £224.84 vs £1174.25
- Up to 80% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i9-10980XE - £1.08 vs £5.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
219
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.36/FPS
20%
Price, £
£1174.25
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
208
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/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
Highest
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i5-10400
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 1920 x 1080, Highest
56 FPS
£18.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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