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$112
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $617
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MSRP in USD: $617
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 952 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 0% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-6850K - 310 vs 309 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $112.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-6850K - $0.36 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
310
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/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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Updated 353898 minutes ago
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
309
99.67741935483872%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
92.3076923076923%
Price, $
$120
93%
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Updated 353898 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-6850K
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
157 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,126.99
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157 FPS
$7.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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139 FPS
$5.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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