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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 328 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 0% better in Valheim than Core i5-9400F - 201 vs 200 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $112.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 30% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-8500 - $0.56 vs $0.8 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
200
99.50248756218906%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
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
Highest
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
99.35111751982696%
Multi-Core
4834
99.79355904211396%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 |
3.0 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 |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i5-9400F
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
48 FPS
$23.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$24.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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37 FPS
$18.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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