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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $617
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 871 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-6850K - 174 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - €136.18 vs €164.94
- Up to 19% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-6850K - €0.78 vs €0.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
174
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.78/FPS
100%
Price, €
€136.18
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Prozessor 2,9 GHz 9 MB Smart Cache
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Intel Core i7-6850k 3,60GHz Tray CPU
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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