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In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1225 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-6300 - 235 vs 231 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $67.01 vs $70.2
- Up to 3% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400F - $0.32 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
231
98%
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€0.32/FPS
100%
Price, €
€74.38
100%
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Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-6300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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