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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 952 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-6850K - 218 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - CA$179.34 vs CA$403.81
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Intel BX80671I76850K Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor,Gray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-6850K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
30 FPS
CA$22.4/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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37 FPS
CA$49.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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