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$389.88
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 105 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 6% better in War Thunder than Core i5-9400F - 188 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $112.0 vs $389.88
- Up to 70% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-9700F - $0.63 vs $2.07 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/FPS
30.434782608695656%
Price, $
$389.88
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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Updated 348851 minutes ago
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
178
94.68085106382979%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
Buy for $112 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348851 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
88.96061975468044%
Multi-Core
4834
77.269820971867%
Intel Core i7-9700F | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700F or Core i5-9400F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
119 FPS
$9.47/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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119 FPS
$9.83/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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129 FPS
$10.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
133 FPS
$15.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,000
In Stock
111 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
In Stock
133 FPS
$10.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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