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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 2875 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 i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 9% better in Saints Row than Core i7-990X - 161 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $58.5 vs $130.17
- Up to 59% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-990X - $0.4 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
148
91.92546583850931%
Value, €/FPS
€0.98/FPS
40.816326530612244%
Price, €
€144.49
44%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
161
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.93
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
41.00145137880987%
Multi-Core
2626
54.323541580471655%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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