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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 559 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 0% better in Rocket League than Core i5-10400F - 720 vs 718 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 83% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $97.5 vs $590.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i9-9900X - $0.14 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
718
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$97.5
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
High Quality
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900X or Core i5-10400F
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
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$3.88/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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198 FPS
$5.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,075
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224 FPS
$3.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$858
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351 FPS
$3.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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155 FPS
$4.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$762.88
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203 FPS
$2.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$589
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201 FPS
$3.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$786.59
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187 FPS
$4.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$799
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245 FPS
$6.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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155 FPS
$4.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$741.99
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