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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 284 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Performs up to 9% better in Starfield than Core i5-9400F - 63 vs 58 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $112.0 vs $827.21
- Up to 85% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10920X - $1.93 vs $13.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.13/FPS
14.699162223914698%
Price, $
$827.21
13%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
58
92.06349206349206%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
82.26865671641791%
Multi-Core
4834
42.59406115076218%
Intel Core i9-10920X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10920X or Core i5-9400F
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1126.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1169.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$699/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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