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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1286 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $57.77 vs $70.2
- Up to 17% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-9400F - $0.45 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-6400 - 144 vs 143 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
143
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.12
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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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
Extreme
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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