Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $99.95 vs $1097.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing New World than Core i9-9980XE - $0.87 vs $9.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 36 vs 12 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
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Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
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 | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |