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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 3367 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-960 - 116 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $112.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-960 - $0.97 vs $2.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/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 i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
110
94.82758620689656%
Value, $/FPS
$2.72/FPS
35.66176470588235%
Price, $
$299
37%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Updated 348556 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
35.63134978229318%
Multi-Core
1663
34.40215142738933%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-960
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$29.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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38 FPS
$30.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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30 FPS
$23.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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