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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 174 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £152.25 vs £428.66
- Up to 64% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-7900X - £0.84 vs £2.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i5-7400 - 184 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 20 vs 4 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
182
98.91304347826086%
Value, £/FPS
£0.84/FPS
100%
Price, £
£152.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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Updated 54 minutes ago
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
184
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.33/FPS
36.05150214592274%
Price, £
£428.66
35%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
Buy for £428.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
82.70042194092827%
Multi-Core
3232
36.806741828948866%
Intel Core i5-7400 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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