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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 607 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100T
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $99.0 vs $99.95
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 7% better in Starfield than Core i3-9100T - 59 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Starfield than Core i3-9100T - $1.69 vs $1.8 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 12 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core I3 9100T I3-9100T 3.6GHz Quad-cores Four-Threaded 6M 65W LGA 1151 CPU Processor
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100T | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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