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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS is 185 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $123.59 vs $1499.0
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 65 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-10400 - 195 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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 i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1430
80.33707865168539%
Multi-Core
5489
63.85528152629129%
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i9-9900KS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
83 FPS
$21.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
$24.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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47 FPS
$12.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$599.99
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47 FPS
$25.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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49 FPS
$20.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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42 FPS
$30.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,268.88
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