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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 328 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 62 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-8300 - 555 vs 545 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $70.2 vs $146.23
- Up to 53% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-8300 - $0.14 vs $0.3 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
555
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.92
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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