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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 559 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 0% better in Valheim than Core i5-10400F - 202 vs 201 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 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $112.53 vs $550.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-9900X - $0.56 vs $2.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.72/FPS
20.58823529411765%
Price, $
$550
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
201
99.5049504950495%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/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
Highest
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
96.63978494623656%
Multi-Core
5751
60.435056746532155%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 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 i9-9900X or Core i5-10400F
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
101 FPS
$10.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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53 FPS
$17.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$911.94
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52 FPS
$21.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,098.88
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53 FPS
$16.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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44 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$599.99
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67 FPS
$14.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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52 FPS
$23.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,229.48
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37 FPS
$21.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$779
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52 FPS
$17.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$924.99
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48 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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