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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 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 i5-9500 is 81 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-9400F - 122 vs 121 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $112.0 vs $160.74
- Up to 30% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-9500 - $0.93 vs $1.32 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
70.45454545454545%
Price, $
$160.74
69%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
121
99.18032786885246%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/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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Updated 348916 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
93.8692098092643%
Multi-Core
4834
96.87374749498998%
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9500 or Core i5-9400F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
43 FPS
$26.21/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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43 FPS
$27.21/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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33 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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