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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 460 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-8100 - 180 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - £59.99 vs £128.88
- Up to 53% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-9400F - £0.34 vs £0.72 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
174
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£59.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £59.99 on Amazon
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Updated 11871 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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