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In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 1039 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £224.84 vs £428.88
- Up to 48% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i9-7900X - £1.7 vs £3.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
132
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.7/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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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