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In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 494 days older than Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-9400F - 123 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 36 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
92.17391304347827%
Multi-Core
4834
41.61501377410468%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i5-9400F
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
21 FPS
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Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
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GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
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