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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 2068 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 6% better in War Thunder than Core i7-5960X - 182 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $112.53 vs $159.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-5960X - $0.62 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
172
94.5054945054945%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
67.3913043478261%
Price, $
$159
70%
Intel BX80648I75960X Core i7-5960X Haswell 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011 20MB L3 Cache 140W Processor
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112.53
100%
FPS and 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Core i5-10400F
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
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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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