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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 1958 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $35.09 vs $92.81
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-3250 - 187 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 6 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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