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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $160.74 vs $820.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-10940X - $1.12 vs $5.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-9500 - 145 vs 143 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 28 vs 6 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
143
98.62068965517241%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/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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Updated 349406 minutes ago
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.66/FPS
19.787985865724384%
Price, $
$820
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
Buy for $820 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349406 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1468
93.9820742637644%
Multi-Core
4990
46.33670721515461%
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 | 14 |
| 6 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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