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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 478 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-9400F - 87 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $99.95 vs $101.79
- Up to 3% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-9400F - $1.15 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
Buy for $99.95 on Amazon
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i5-9400F
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
30 FPS
$30.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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30 FPS
$35.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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27 FPS
$43.33/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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19 FPS
$40.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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31 FPS
$24.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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41 FPS
$23.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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27 FPS
$41.44/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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41 FPS
$38.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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19 FPS
$39.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
In Stock
24 FPS
$25.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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