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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 559 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i5-10400F - 178 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $112.53 vs $468.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9900K - $0.64 vs $2.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.63/FPS
24.334600760456276%
Price, $
$468
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
175
98.31460674157303%
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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
86.21103117505994%
Multi-Core
5751
72.24874371859296%
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K 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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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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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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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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35 FPS
$26.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$924.99
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31 FPS
$32.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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