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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $513
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS is 293 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $112.0 vs $535.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900KS - $4.15 vs $12.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 65 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 56% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - 42 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
27
64.28571428571429%
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 i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
42
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.74/FPS
32.574568288854%
Price, $
$535
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Updated 348546 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
77.41573033707864%
Multi-Core
4834
56.2354583527222%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-9900KS
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1126.99/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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