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In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 81 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$179.13 vs CA$1649.99
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-9400F - 182 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 36 vs 6 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processor 999AD1
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
97.04225352112677%
Multi-Core
4834
43.04541406945681%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 6 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-9980XE
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
29 FPS
CA$23.86/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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36 FPS
CA$55.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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