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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9400 - 130 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $99.95 vs $160.91
- Up to 38% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9400 - $0.77 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i5-10400F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
$10.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$16.86/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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77 FPS
$12.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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64 FPS
$14.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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51 FPS
$15.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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65 FPS
$11.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
$14.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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64 FPS
$20.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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77 FPS
$20.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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61 FPS
$15.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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