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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-9400 - 267 vs 265 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 36 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £188.88 vs £1150.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i9-10980XE - £0.71 vs £4.31 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
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
267
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.31/FPS
16%
Price, £
£1150
16%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
265
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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Updated 132 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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