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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $74.64 vs $217.99
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 4% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-8400 - 360 vs 347 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
80.72792362768496%
Multi-Core
4748
56.34939473059577%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-10900F
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
17 FPS
$50/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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