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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 i9-10940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-9500 - 159 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 28 vs 6 threads
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 Dead Island 2 than Core i9-10940X - $1.03 vs $5.16 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
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.16/FPS
19.961240310077518%
Price, $
$820
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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In Stock
Updated 349157 minutes ago
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
156
98.11320754716981%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/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)
Buy for $160.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1468
93.9820742637644%
Multi-Core
4990
46.33670721515461%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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