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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600KF 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 i5-10600KF is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 24% better in League of Legends than Core i5-9400 - 201 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $124.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 37% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-9400 - $0.62 vs $0.99 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
League of Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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 i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124
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FPS and Value Winner
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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