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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS is 185 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $112.53 vs $535.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9900KS - $0.6 vs $2.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 65 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-10400F - 195 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
188
96.41025641025641%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/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 i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.74/FPS
21.8978102189781%
Price, $
$535
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Updated 348503 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
80.78651685393258%
Multi-Core
5751
66.90321079571893%
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-9900KS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
101 FPS
$10.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$19/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.22/FPS
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64 FPS
$14.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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47 FPS
$26.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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29 FPS
$26.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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47 FPS
$19.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$924.99
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43 FPS
$23.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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