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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1713 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4150.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4150
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $48.0 vs $112.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-9400F - $0.36 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 54 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-4150 - 141 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4150 - 6 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
132
93.61702127659575%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4150 Processor (3M Cache, 3.50 GHz) BX80646I34150
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Updated 349273 minutes ago
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
45.56962025316456%
Price, $
$112
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Updated 349273 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1041
75.54426705370102%
Multi-Core
2047
42.345883326437736%
Intel Core i3-4150 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-4150 or Core i5-9400F
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$14.83/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$15.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$10.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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