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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 i7-6850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 1% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-6850K - 257 vs 255 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - €136.36 vs €162.51
- Up to 17% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-6850K - €0.53 vs €0.64 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
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7-6850k 3,60GHz Tray CPU
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
257
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.53/FPS
100%
Price, €
€136.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-9400 2,9 GHz LGA1151 Tray.
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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