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In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $123.59 vs $815.0
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-10400 - 303 vs 301 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 36 vs 12 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1430
91.0828025477707%
Multi-Core
5489
45.79891531080517%
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i9-10980XE
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
142 FPS
$12.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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142 FPS
$14.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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91 FPS
$6.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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94 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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85 FPS
$14.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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