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In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1256 days older than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 2% better in New World than Core i5-9400F - 116 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - CA$169.99 vs CA$179.34
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel 6th Gen Core i7-6700K Desktop Processor (BX80662I76700K)
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Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
93.10810810810811%
Multi-Core
4834
98.71349806003676%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i5-9400F
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
29 FPS
CA$23.17/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$671.99
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39 FPS
CA$41.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i7-6700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,599.79
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34 FPS
CA$54.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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