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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2875 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-990X - 204 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$174.28 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 52% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-990X - CA$0.85 vs CA$1.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
192
94.11764705882352%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.77/FPS
48.02259887005649%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
51%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
204
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$174.28
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Extreme
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
41.00145137880987%
Multi-Core
2626
54.323541580471655%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-9400F
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
13 FPS
CA$53.23/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$95.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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