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Core i9-10900X vs Core i5-10400F

Core i9-10900X vs Core i5-10400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 194 days older than Core i5-10400F.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-10400F - 123 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F

  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

123

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

122

99%

Value, €/FPS

€1.21/FPS

100%

Price, €

€147.77

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz LGA1200 Box

Buy for 147.77 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 215 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1576

100%

Multi-Core

9371

100%

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1438

91%

Multi-Core

5751

61%

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo

Intel Core i9-10900X

vs
Intel Core i5-10400F Logo

Intel Core i5-10400F

Oct 19th, 2019Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
Cascade LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads12
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i5-10400F

Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum

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