Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10500 is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than Core i5-9400 - 788 vs 773 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $140.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 14% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-9400 - $0.18 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
788
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Buy for $160.91 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
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Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
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 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |