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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 559 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $160.74 vs $244.77
- Up to 33% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10900F - $0.85 vs $1.27 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-9500 - 193 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 20 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
189
97.92746113989638%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
66.9291338582677%
Price, $
$244.77
65%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for $244.77 on Amazon
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Updated 348680 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1468
87.58949880668257%
Multi-Core
4990
59.22145739378115%
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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