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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 559 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-10400 - 193 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - £224.84 vs £419.99
- Up to 45% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9900K - £1.2 vs £2.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
193
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.18/FPS
55%
Price, £
£419.99
53%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W (BX806849900K)
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
188
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.2/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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Updated 9650 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Core i5-10400
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
47 FPS
£22.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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