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Core i5-9400 vs Core i9-9900

Core i5-9400 vs Core i9-9900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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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

Buy for 108.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75680 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900

3.1 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 194.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75680 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for 108.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75680 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900

3.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 194.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75680 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 186 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $97.93 vs $175.48

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900

  • Performs up to 1% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-9400 - 267 vs 265 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

265

99.25093632958801%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€108.7

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for 108.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75680 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

267

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€194.78

55%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 194.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75680 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

85.90937306021105%

Multi-Core

4795

66.56024430871737%

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1611

100%

Multi-Core

7204

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

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Intel Core i9-9900 Logo

Intel Core i9-9900

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
29.0xMultiplier
31.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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