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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 1824 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - €136.34 vs €579.84
- Up to 71% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-14900KF - €0.58 vs €2.02 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-14900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 22% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400 - 287 vs 235 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 32 vs 6 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
235
81%
Value, €/FPS
€0.58/FPS
100%
Price, €
€136.34
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Prozessor 2,9 GHz 9 MB Smart Cache
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Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
287
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.02/FPS
28%
Price, €
€579.84
23%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i9-14900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i9-14900KF
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
234 FPS
€10.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,349.9
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266 FPS
€10.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,769.9
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234 FPS
€10.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,484.9
In Stock
287 FPS
€12.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,579.9
In Stock
287 FPS
€12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,454.9
In Stock
287 FPS
€11.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,399
In Stock
266 FPS
€10.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,669
In Stock
258 FPS
€8.82/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,274.9
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249 FPS
€9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,419.9
In Stock
234 FPS
€9.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,169
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