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Core i9-9900KS vs Core i5-8400

Core i9-9900KS vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900KS outperforms Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900KS is 753 days newer than Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS

  • Performs up to 3% better in F1 22 than Core i5-8400 - 281 vs 274 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 65 vs 127 Watts
This is a free version of F1 22.
F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019


FPS

281

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

274

97%

Value, £/FPS

£0.58/FPS

100%

Price, £

£158.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14038 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019


Single-Core

1780

100%

Multi-Core

8596

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

76%

Multi-Core

4748

55%

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-9900KS

vs
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Oct 28th, 2019
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
127 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
40.0x
Multiplier28.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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