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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 478 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-10400F - 214 vs 210 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - $99.95 vs $180.12
- Up to 43% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-9600KF - $0.48 vs $0.84 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
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
214
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
57%
Price, $
$180.12
55%
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 i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
210
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Core i5-10400F
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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75 FPS
$14.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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64 FPS
$12.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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76 FPS
$9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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87 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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87 FPS
$18.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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64 FPS
$11.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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69 FPS
$8.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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75 FPS
$17.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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73 FPS
$12.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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