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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 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-9960X - 561 vs 555 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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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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 |
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