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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- 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 Valorant than Core i9-9940X - 808 vs 782 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $124.0 vs $999.99
- Up to 88% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9940X - $0.15 vs $1.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
808
100%
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$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124
100%
FPS and Value 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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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