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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 3623 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 30% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-920 - 180 vs 138 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-920 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-920 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $90.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 27% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-9400 - $0.65 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
73.03370786516854%
Price, $
$160.91
55%
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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Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
138
76.66666666666667%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
Buy for $90 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349036 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
29.985549132947973%
Multi-Core
1434
29.906152241918665%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i7-920 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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