Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100F is 565 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i5-8400 - 194 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $115.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-8400 - $0.59 vs $0.73 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100F |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |