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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-10400F - 145 vs 142 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $99.95 vs $615.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-10900X - $0.7 vs $4.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
142
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/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 i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 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 i9-10900X or Core i5-10400F
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
33 FPS
$18.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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42 FPS
$25.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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60 FPS
$15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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42 FPS
$21.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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25 FPS
$30.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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43 FPS
$17.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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25 FPS
$29.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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42 FPS
$30.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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60 FPS
$26.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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38 FPS
$24.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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