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Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-10600KF

Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-10600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i9-7940X

3.1 GHz | 14-core

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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for $302 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600KF

4.1 GHz | 6-core

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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 $100 on Amazon

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Updated 65531 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-7940X

3.1 GHz | 14-core

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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for $302 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65532 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-10600KF

4.1 GHz | 6-core

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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 $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65531 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 28 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF

  • Performs up to 3% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i9-7940X - 500 vs 487 FPS
  • Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $100.0 vs $302.0
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

487

97.39999999999999%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$302

33%

Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for $302 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65532 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

500

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$100

100%

FPS Winner

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 $100 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65531 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

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Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1370

81.25741399762752%

Multi-Core

9923

100%

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Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1686

100%

Multi-Core

6819

68.71913735765393%

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo

Intel Core i9-7940X

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Intel Core i5-10600KF

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores6
28
Threads12
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
165 WTDP
125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0xMultiplier
41.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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