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Pentium B980 vs Core i5-9400F

Pentium B980 vs Core i5-9400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)

Buy for CA$153.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)

Buy for CA$153.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2320 days newer than Pentium B980.

Advantages of Intel Pentium B980

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F

  • Performs up to 25% better in Dota 2 than Pentium B980 - 203 vs 163 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 6 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


FPS

163

80%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

203

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.75/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$153.19

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)

Buy for CA$153.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B980 Logo
Pentium B980

Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012


Single-Core

360

26%

Multi-Core

609

12%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

4834

100%

Intel Pentium B980 Logo

Intel Pentium B980

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Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Intel Core i5-9400F

Sep 1st, 2012Release Date
Jan 8th, 2019
PentiumCollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1151
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
6
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
24.0xMultiplier
29.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Pentium B980 or Core i5-9400F

Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking

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