Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600KF 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 i5-9600KF is 735 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Rocket League than Core i5-7400 - 726 vs 705 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - £152.25 vs £208.66
- Up to 24% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-9600KF - £0.22 vs £0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
726
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
75.86206896551725%
Price, £
£208.66
72%
FPS Winner
Buy for £208.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 39 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
705
97.10743801652893%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£152.25
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £152.25 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 39 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
74.10207939508507%
Multi-Core
3232
56.632206062729985%
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |