Buy on Amazon
$101.79
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 478 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-10600KF - $101.79 vs $124.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-10600KF - $0.56 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-9400F - 184 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
181
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
Buy for $101.79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
Buy for $124 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-10600KF
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
61 FPS
$19.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,169.99
In Stock
61 FPS
$18.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,119
In Stock
52 FPS
$13.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$699
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
