Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 460 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i5-8400 - 174 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $112.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-8400 - $0.64 vs $0.81 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
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 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |