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Prices and StockMSRP $549
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MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 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 i9-14900 is 1348 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Core i5-10400
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $124.95 vs $574.75
- Up to 75% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-14900 - $1.02 vs $4.13 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 14% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-10400 - 139 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
122
88%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Comet Lake Core i5-10400 2.90Ghz 12MB Cache CPU Desktop Processor
Buy for $124.95 on Amazon
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Updated 405 minutes ago
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for $574.75 on Amazon
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Updated 403 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400 | vs | Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-10400 or Core i9-14900
With selected game settings
96 FPS
$22.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,149
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96 FPS
$24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,399
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96 FPS
$21.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,099
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84 FPS
$24.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,049
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84 FPS
$22.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,889
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96 FPS
$28.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,758.74
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72 FPS
$19.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,384.01
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46 FPS
$17.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799
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72 FPS
$27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,999.99
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111 FPS
$35.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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