I5 9400f i5 9400f: Intel Core i5 9th Gen — Core i5-9400F Coffee Lake 6-Core 2.9 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W BX80684I59400F Desktop Processor Without Graphics

Intel Core i5-11400F vs i5-9400F

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CSGO

Dust 2 1080p Max
233 EFps 259 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+11%
GTAV

Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
107 EFps +1% 106 EFps
Overwatch

Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
138 EFps 142 EFps +3%
PUBG

M249 Training 1080p Max
123 EFps 134 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+9%
Fortnite

UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
130 EFps 131 EFps +1%

Real World Speed

Performance profile from 311,078 user samples

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286,515 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 92% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 70%

Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 130th / 1368

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 70%

Battle cruiser

24,563 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 100% Base clock 2. 6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 85% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 85%

Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 71st / 1368

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

Effective Speed

Effective CPU Speed
85.6 % 94.2 % Faster effective speed.
+10%
Memory

Avg. Memory Latency
88.1 Pts +0% 87. 8 Pts
1-Core

Avg. Single Core Speed
118 Pts 147 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core

Avg. Dual Core Speed
234 Pts 284 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core

Avg. Quad Core Speed
456 Pts 541 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+19%
8-Core

Avg. Octa Core Speed
607 Pts 854 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+41%
Memory

OC Memory Latency
94. 7 Pts 95.2 Pts +1%
1-Core

OC Single Core Speed
125 Pts 154 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+23%
2-Core

OC Dual Core Speed
248 Pts 305 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+23%
4-Core

OC Quad Core Speed
490 Pts 588 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core

OC Octa Core Speed
702 Pts 918 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+31%

Market Share

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Market Share

Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.24 % Much higher market share.
+46%
0.85 %
Value

Value For Money
111 % +1% 110 %
User Rating

UBM User Rating
86 % 91 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price

Price (score)
$109 Much cheaper.
+32%
$160
Age

Newest
44 Months 19 Months Much more recent.
+57%
TDP

Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores

CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 6 cores
Threads

CPU Processing Threads
6 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography

Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock

Base Clock Speed
2.9 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12%
2.6 GHz
Turbo Clock

Turbo Clock Speed
4. 1 GHz 4.4 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
64-Core

OC Multi Core Speed
711 Pts 1123 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+58%
64-Core

Avg. Multi Core Speed
627 Pts 1058 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+69%
Series

CPU Architecture
Coffee Lake Rocket Lake
Socket

Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1200
Graphics

Integrated Graphics
None None

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Core i5-9400F vs Core i5-9400

Availability

Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4. 1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy on Amazon

$135.89

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Availability

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy on Amazon

$229.99

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 81 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F

  • Performs up to 0% better in Minecraft than Core i5-9400 — 1339 vs 1334 FPS

  • Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-9400 — $135.89 vs $229.99

  • Up to 41% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-9400 — $0.1 vs $0.17 per FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

Minecraft

Resolution

1920×1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

1339

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0. 1/FPS

100%

Price, $

$135.89

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for $135.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

1334

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.17/FPS

59%

Price, $

$229.99

59%

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $229.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Resolution

1920×1080

Game Graphics

High

Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

250

FPS

249

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1003

FPS

999

FPS

League of Legends

437

FPS

435

FPS

VALORANT

272

FPS

271

FPS

Apex Legends

270

FPS

269

FPS

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1058

100%

Multi-Core

4578

100%

Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1047

99%

Multi-Core

4522

99%

Intel Core i5-9400F

vs

Intel Core i5-9400

Jan 8th, 2019

Release Date Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5 Collection Core i5
Coffee Lake Codename Coffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151 Socket Intel Socket 1151

Desktop

Segment

Desktop

6 Cores 6
6 Threads 6
2. 9 GHz Base Clock Speed 2.9 GHz
4.1 GHz Turbo Clock Speed 4.1 GHz
65 W TDP 65 W
14 nm Process Size 14 nm
29.0x Multiplier 29.0x
None Integrated Graphics

UHD 630

No Overclockable No

Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-9400

Minecraft, 1080p, High

CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

551

FPS

$

2.18

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1660

Core i5-9400F

8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

551

FPS

$

2. 23

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1660

Core i5-9400F

8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,229

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

Skytech Shadow Gaming Computer PC

551

FPS

$

1.81

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1660

Core i5-9400F

8 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$999

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

VR Ready HP Pavilion Gaming PC

640

FPS

$

1.82

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Core i5-9400F

8 GB, 256 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,165.08

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

SkyTech Shadow Gaming Computer PC

423

FPS

$

2. 48

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1650

Core i5-9400F

8 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,049.99

In Stock

Updated 58 minutes ago

Acer Nitro 50 N50-600-UR1H Desktop PC

423

FPS

$

2.06

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1650

Core i5-9400F

8 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$869.95

In Stock

Updated 46 minutes ago

Lenovo IdeaCentre 510A Desktop PC

206

FPS

$

3.57

/FPS

UHD Graphics 630

Core i5-9400

16 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$735

In Stock

Updated 54 minutes ago

ZOTAC Gaming Mek Mini Gaming PC

825

FPS

$

2. 76

/FPS

GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

Core i5-9400F

16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,279.58

In Stock

Updated 53 minutes ago

2019 Dell Flagship XPS 8930 Tower Desktop PC

546

FPS

$

1.65

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1660

Core i5-9400

16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$899

In Stock

Updated 53 minutes ago

HP OMEN Obelisk Desktop PC

551

FPS

$

2.18

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1660

Core i5-9400F

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.