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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Core i5-10400F
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $69.99 vs $565.00
- Up to 87% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10900X - $0.45 vs $3.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-10400F - 160 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
157
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.99
807%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F | vs | Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-10900X
With selected game settings
76 FPS
$12.70/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$965
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77 FPS
$12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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63 FPS
$10.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$680
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89 FPS
$10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$900
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89 FPS
$17.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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89 FPS
$13.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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73 FPS
$13.70/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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63 FPS
$10.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$688
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76 FPS
$14.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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83 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$765.98
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