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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 284 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $112.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-10900X - $0.93 vs $5.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-9400F - 123 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 20 vs 6 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
121
98.3739837398374%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
87.43654822335026%
Multi-Core
4834
51.58467612848149%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-10900X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
43 FPS
$26.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,126.99
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43 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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33 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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123 FPS
$47.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$5,799.99
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