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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2521 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 23% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-3820 - 152 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $112.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 71% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-3820 - $0.74 vs $2.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/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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Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
124
81.57894736842105%
Value, $/FPS
$2.58/FPS
28.68217054263566%
Price, $
$319.88
35%
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Updated 348553 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
44.77503628447025%
Multi-Core
2299
47.55895738518825%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-3820
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
20 FPS
$56.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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20 FPS
$58.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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5 FPS
$139.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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