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CA$125.03
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Prices and StockMSRP $488
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MSRP $488
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 460 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - CA$125.03 vs CA$474.98
- Up to 73% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-9900KF - CA$0.78 vs CA$2.90 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-8400 - 164 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
160
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$125.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$125.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 249 minutes ago
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
164
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.9/FPS
27%
Price, CA$
CA$474.98
26%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for CA$474.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 248 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 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 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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