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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 561 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $112.0 vs $400.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7900X - $4.15 vs $13.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - 29 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 20 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
27
93.10344827586206%
Value, $/FPS
$4.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
29
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.79/FPS
30.094271211022484%
Price, $
$400
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
Buy for $400 on Amazon
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Updated 348505 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
96.90576652601969%
Multi-Core
4834
55.05067759936226%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-7900X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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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