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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 952 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Core i7-6900K - 200 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $62.15 vs $87.75
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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