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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 478 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-9400F - 87 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $93.9 vs $101.79
- Up to 8% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-9400F - $1.08 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i3-10100
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
27 FPS
$43.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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19 FPS
$25.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$487.67
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27 FPS
$41.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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24 FPS
$41.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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19 FPS
$52.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$990.29
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19 FPS
$58.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,114.29
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18 FPS
$38.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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6 FPS
$58.33/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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19 FPS
$38.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$729.99
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24 FPS
$63.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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