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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 478 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-9400F - 416 vs 413 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $91.99 vs $105.00
- Up to 12% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i5-9400F - $0.22 vs $0.25 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
416
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i3-10100
With selected game settings
117 FPS
$5.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Core i3-10100
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Core i5-9400F
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$8.11/FPS
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Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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106 FPS
$8.49/FPS
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