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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2400S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 2840 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $70.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 53% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-9400 - $0.26 vs $0.55 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 7% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-2400S - 294 vs 274 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 6 vs 4 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
274
93.19727891156462%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
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Updated 349404 minutes ago
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
294
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
47.27272727272727%
Price, $
$160.91
43%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Updated 349405 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
496
35.83815028901734%
Multi-Core
1352
28.19603753910323%
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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