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Core i7-9700K vs Core i5-9400F

Core i7-9700K vs Core i5-9400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 81 days older than Core i5-9400F.

Advantages of Core i7-9700K

  • Performs up to 4% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-9400F - 136 vs 131 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-9400F

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
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This is a free version of Dying Light 2: Stay Human.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

136

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

131

96%

Value, £/FPS

£0.75/FPS

100%

Price, £

£98.66

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU

Buy for £98.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1670

100%

Multi-Core

7089

100%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1378

83%

Multi-Core

4834

68%

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo

Core i7-9700K

vs
Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Core i5-9400F

Oct 19th, 2018
Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7Core i5
Coffee LakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
8
6
8
6
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
4.9 GHz
4.1 GHz
95 W
65 W
14 nm14 nm
36.0x
29.0x
UHD Graphics 630
None
Yes
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