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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 2794 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 15% better in New World than Core i7-990X - 114 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $88.42 vs $130.17
- Up to 41% better value when playing New World than Core i7-990X - $0.86 vs $1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
99
86.8421052631579%
Value, €/FPS
€1.46/FPS
58.9041095890411%
Price, €
€144.49
67%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
114
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.86/FPS
100%
Price, €
€98.15
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
40.82369942196532%
Multi-Core
2626
54.76538060479667%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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