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Core i5-9400 vs Core i7-6900K

Core i5-9400 vs Core i7-6900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 871 days newer than Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 2% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6900K - 129 vs 126 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

129

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.05/FPS

100%

Price, €

€136.05

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Prozessor 2,9 GHz 9 MB Smart Cache

Buy for 136.05 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 30 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

126

97%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

67%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

90%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

vs
Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
29.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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