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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $196
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MSRP in USD: $196
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13400F 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 i5-13400F is 1538 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 i5-13400F - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i9-9940X - 205 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $899.99 vs $970.7
- Up to 9% better value when playing Control than Core i9-9940X - $4.39 vs $4.81 per FPS
Control
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 i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-13400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i5-13400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 10 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Core i5-13400F
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
89 FPS
$11.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,059.99
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89 FPS
$10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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89 FPS
$11.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,066
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89 FPS
$10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$949
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106 FPS
$13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,449.99
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60 FPS
$12.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$748.5
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89 FPS
$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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60 FPS
$15.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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60 FPS
$14.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869
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89 FPS
$10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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