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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 478 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 4% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-9400F - 181 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-10600KF - $101.79 vs $124.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-10600KF - $0.59 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
174
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
100%
Value Winner
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 i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600KF | 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 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10600KF or Core i5-9400F
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
$18.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$17.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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