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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 194 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $112.53 vs $820.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10940X - $0.51 vs $3.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-10400F - 224 vs 220 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 28 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
220
98.21428571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112.53
100%
Value Winner
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
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.66/FPS
13.934426229508196%
Price, $
$820
13%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
92.06145966709347%
Multi-Core
5751
53.403287213297425%
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-10940X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
99 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$20.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$25.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$17.65/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
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61 FPS
$15.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$28.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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27 FPS
$28.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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43 FPS
$21.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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39 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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