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Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-10400F

Core i9-7980XE vs Core i5-10400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Buy for $99.75 on Amazon

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Intel Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Buy for $99.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75761 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 972 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE

  • Performs up to 1% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-10400F - 144 vs 142 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 36 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F

  • Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $99.75 vs $972.75
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.
Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

144

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$972.75

10%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors

Buy for $972.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75761 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

142

98.61111111111111%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$99.75

100%

Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Buy for $99.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75761 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo
Core i9-7980XE

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1495

100%

Multi-Core

11616

100%

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1438

96.18729096989966%

Multi-Core

5751

49.50929752066116%

Intel Core i9-7980XE Logo

Intel Core i9-7980XE

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Intel Core i5-10400F Logo

Intel Core i5-10400F

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores6
36
Threads12
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
29.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i5-10400F

Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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