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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 559 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-9400 - 195 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $160.91 vs $283.35
- Up to 41% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-10900KF - $0.86 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
59.310344827586206%
Price, $
$283.35
56%
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 i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
187
95.8974358974359%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
78.50255246738513%
Multi-Core
4795
52.381472580292765%
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i5-9400
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
71 FPS
$22.39/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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147 FPS
$12.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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169 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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101 FPS
$12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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90 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,219.99
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147 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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89 FPS
$73.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6,499
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123 FPS
$18.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$2,279.99
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101 FPS
$20.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,029.99
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123 FPS
$17.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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