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Core i9-13900KF vs Core i5-10400F

Core i9-13900KF vs Core i5-10400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-13900KF

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for $463.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
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

Buy for $74.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-13900KF

3.0 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for $463.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
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

Buy for $74.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-13900KF 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 i9-13900KF is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.

Advantages of Core i9-13900KF

  • Performs up to 13% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-10400F - 115 vs 102 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 32 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-10400F

  • Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-13900KF - $74.38 vs $463.58
  • Up to 82% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-13900KF - $0.73 vs $4.03 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
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Sons Of The Forest

Sons Of The Forest

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

115

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.03/FPS

18%

Price, $

$463.58

16%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-13900KF Processor 36 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for $463.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

102

89%

Value, $/FPS

$0.73/FPS

100%

Price, $

$74.38

100%

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

Buy for $74.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 342 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo
Core i9-13900KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2973

100%

Multi-Core

20101

100%

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1438

48%

Multi-Core

5751

29%

Intel Core i9-13900KF Logo

Core i9-13900KF

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Intel Core i5-10400F Logo

Core i5-10400F

Sep 27th, 2022
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9Core i5
Raptor LakeComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
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3.0 GHz
2.9 GHz
5.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
125 W
65 W
10 nm
14 nm
30.0x
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Builds Using Core i9-13900KF or Core i5-10400F

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