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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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MSRP in USD: $488
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 478 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $112.53 vs $359.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-9900KF - $0.62 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in War Thunder than Core i5-10400F - 197 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
182
92.38578680203045%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
34.065934065934066%
Price, $
$359
31%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 348502 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
85.03843879361325%
Multi-Core
5751
71.41437973426052%
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-9900KF
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
156 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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126 FPS
$7.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$911.94
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125 FPS
$8.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,098.88
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126 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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119 FPS
$5.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$599.99
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135 FPS
$6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$939
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125 FPS
$9.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,229.48
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114 FPS
$6.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$779
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125 FPS
$7.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$924.99
In Stock
122 FPS
$8.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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