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Core i9-14900KF vs Core i5-9400F

Core i9-14900KF vs Core i5-9400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i9-14900KF

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for 375.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 321 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i9-14900KF

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for 375.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 321 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 1743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.

Advantages of Core i9-14900KF

  • Performs up to 8% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-9400F - 156 vs 144 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Core i5-9400F

  • Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - $94.59 vs $375.67
  • Up to 73% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-14900KF - $0.66 vs $2.41 per FPS
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

156

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.41/FPS

27%

Price, €

€375.67

25%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for 375.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 319 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

144

92%

Value, €/FPS

€0.66/FPS

100%

Price, €

€94.59

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 321 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

3108

100%

Multi-Core

21042

100%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1378

44%

Multi-Core

4834

23%

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo

Core i9-14900KF

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Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Core i5-9400F

Oct 17th, 2023
Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9Core i5
Raptor LakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
24
6
32
6
3.2 GHz
2.9 GHz
6.0 GHz
4.1 GHz
Not Available65 W
10 nm
14 nm
32.0x
29.0x
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