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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 478 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 3% better in New World than Core i5-10400 - 119 vs 115 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - $130.0 vs $180.12
- Up to 25% better value when playing New World than Core i5-9600KF - $1.13 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.51/FPS
74%
Price, $
$180.12
72%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
115
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
Buy for $130 on Amazon
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Updated 162 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Core i5-10400
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
59 FPS
$25.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,522.79
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59 FPS
$27.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,599.99
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38 FPS
$31.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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35 FPS
$36.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,268.88
In Stock
39 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
In Stock
38 FPS
$31.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,199
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