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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1286 days newer than Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-6500 - 218 vs 213 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/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
Badass
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
85.41364296081278%
Multi-Core
3217
66.54944145635085%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-6500
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
37 FPS
$30.46/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
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GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$33.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$27.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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