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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 566 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $105.00 vs $325.00
- Up to 66% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-10850K - $0.74 vs $2.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 6% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-9400F - 149 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 20 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
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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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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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 i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-10850K
With selected game settings
37 FPS
$27.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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37 FPS
$26.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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121 FPS
$33.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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23 FPS
$34.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$798
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75 FPS
$26.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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94 FPS
$23.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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66 FPS
$21.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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121 FPS
$41.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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112 FPS
$53.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,999
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112 FPS
$62.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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