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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600 is 559 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-10400 - 565 vs 561 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $122.59 vs $125.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600 or Core i5-10400
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
174 FPS
$4.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799
In Stock
272 FPS
$5.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,600.57
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272 FPS
$7.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,999.99
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174 FPS
$5.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
In Stock
179 FPS
$5.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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163 FPS
$7.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,268.88
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