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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 735 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 13% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-7400 - 188 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-7400 - $0.6 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $110.0 vs $112.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
167
88.82978723404256%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
90.9090909090909%
Price, $
$110
100%
Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
85.34107402031931%
Multi-Core
3232
66.85974348365743%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-7400
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1126.99/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$699/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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