Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600K 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 i5-10600K is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400 - 244 vs 235 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $143.7 vs $160.91
- Up to 13% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400 - $0.59 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
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Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
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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 | 4.1 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |