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Intel Core i5-9400 vs Intel Core i5-10600K

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-9400 vs Intel Core i5-10600K tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Gears 5, Furmark, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, SuperPi, WPrime, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, PassMark, UserBenchmark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Prime95, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Death Stranding
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Fallout 76
  • Valheim
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Fortnite
  • Borderlands 3
  • Last Man Standing
  • Overwatch
  • Valorant
  • Apex Legends
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Halo Infinite
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla

   After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10600K or Intel Core i5-9400.


 
Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Core i5-10600K

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i5-940052% Core i5-10600K54%
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-10600K is 3% better than Core i5-9400. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i5-940053% Core i5-10600K55%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite93.597.0
Valorant106.3110.2
Cyberpunk 207759.561.7
Apex Legends99.9103.6
Call of Duty Warzone79.782.7
Overwatch86.189.3
Red Dead Redemption 273.376.1
DOOM Eternal53.155.1
Warzone82.986.0
Assassin's Creed89.392.6
Valheim88.291.5
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i5-940056% Core i5-10600K39%
To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-9400 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10600K since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-10600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core177215
Cinbench 15 Multi-core9871615
Cinbench 20 Single-core403501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core22843629
Cinbench 23 Single-core10511376
Cinbench 23 Multi-core560610379

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-10600K
Single-Core24742967
Multi-Core951514674

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-10600K
Single-Core11071495
Multi-Core54208815

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-10600K
Announcement dateJanuary 01, 2019April 01, 2020
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketFCLGA1151-2FCLGA1200
Core nameCoffee LakeComet Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation910
Turbo Frequency4.1 MHz4.8 MHz
Frequency2.9 MHz4.1 MHz
Cores66
Threads612
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm14 nm
Transistors count3600 millions4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)65 W125 W
Memory typeDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Max. Memory128 Gb128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache9 MB12 MB
OverclockingYesYes
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-10600K is 29% better than Core i5-9400 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9400 is better: 2
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10600K is better: 27
   However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-9400 and Intel Core i5-10600K before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i5-9400 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
Intel Core i5-10600K - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark


Intel Core i5-9400 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i5-9600T
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Core i7-9700TE
• Vs Core i5-9500
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i5-8500B
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Core i9-8950HK
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE


Intel Core i5-10600K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900KS
• Vs Core i7-7900X
• Vs Core i9-10900T
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Core i7-9800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Core i7-7820X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i7-6950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
• Vs Core i9-9900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i9-10980HK
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i9-10885H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Core i9-10900TE
• Vs Core i5-11320H
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Xeon W-11855M
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Core i3-1210U
• Vs Core i5-1230U
• Vs Core i3-1215U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i9-9980HK
• Vs Core i3-1215UL
• Vs Core i3-1215UE
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-6600
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1500X
• Vs Core i3-7100
• Vs Core i7-5820K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G
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