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Core i7-6900K vs Core i5-9400

Core i7-6900K vs Core i5-9400: 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 i7-6900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6900K - 176 vs 174 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
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Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

174

98.86363636363636%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

176

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€134.35

100%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 134.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77955 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

90.46242774566474%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

67.3644282101714%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

vs
Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Broadwell-ECodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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