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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900KF 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 i9-10900KF and the cheaper Core i5-10400F have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i5-10400F - 179 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $112.53 vs $283.35
- Up to 59% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10900KF - $0.64 vs $1.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
40.50632911392405%
Price, $
$283.35
39%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
175
97.76536312849163%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
81.56551332955189%
Multi-Core
5751
62.82499453790693%
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i5-10400F
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
$13.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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55 FPS
$28.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
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36 FPS
$25.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$911.94
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35 FPS
$31.4/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
$14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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36 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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27 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$599.99
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50 FPS
$18.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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35 FPS
$35.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,229.48
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20 FPS
$38.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$779
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