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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3330S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2318 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3330S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330S
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 28% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-3330S - 120 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-3330S - $112.0 vs $149.95
- Up to 42% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-3330S - $0.93 vs $1.6 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330S - 6 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3330S
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
94
78.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
58.12500000000001%
Price, $
$149.95
74%
Intel Core i5-3330S Processor 2.7GHz 5.0GT-s 6MB LGA 1155 CPU44; OEM
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3330S
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3330S
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
544
39.477503628447025%
Multi-Core
1616
33.42987174182871%
Intel Core i5-3330S | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3330S or Core i5-9400F
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
$31.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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36 FPS
$32.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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25 FPS
$27.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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