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Core i9-9900KF vs Core i5-10400

Core i9-9900KF vs Core i5-10400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900KF

3.6 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)

Buy for £300 on Amazon

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Updated 75411 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75411 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900KF

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)

Buy for £300 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75411 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75411 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 478 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF

  • Performs up to 1% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-10400 - 184 vs 182 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 59% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £122.49 vs £300.0
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo
Core i9-9900KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

184

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£300

40%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)

Buy for £300 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75411 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

182

98.91304347826086%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£122.49

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75411 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo
Core i9-9900KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

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Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo
Core i9-9900KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1691

100%

Multi-Core

8053

100%

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Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

84.56534594914253%

Multi-Core

5489

68.16093381348566%

Intel Core i9-9900KF Logo

Intel Core i9-9900KF

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Intel Core i5-10400 Logo

Intel Core i5-10400

Jan 8th, 2019Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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