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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-10300 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 i3-10300 is 478 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 5% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-9400F - 150 vs 143 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
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $101.79 vs $199.06
- Up to 47% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i3-10300 - $0.71 vs $1.33 per FPS
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
53%
Price, $
$199.06
51%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
143
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Updated 51 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-10300 or Core i5-9400F
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
$18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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65 FPS
$17.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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55 FPS
$12.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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