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In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 559 days newer than Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 0% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9960X - 236 vs 235 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
236
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.95/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.84
100%
FPS and 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
Mythical
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i5-10400
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
87 FPS
£12.3/FPS
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Core i5-10400
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