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In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 654 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 5% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-7400 - 185 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $87.02 vs $1015.53
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
80.60315284441398%
Multi-Core
3232
30.1099310601826%
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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