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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 561 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £118.88 vs £428.88
- Up to 72% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-7900X - £0.97 vs £3.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 1% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-9400F - 123 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 20 vs 6 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
122
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.97/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
123
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.49/FPS
27%
Price, £
£428.88
27%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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