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Core i9-9900KS vs Core i5-9400

Core i9-9900KS vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900KS

4.0 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core i9-9900KS Coffee Lake 4.0GHz 16MB Cache LGA 1151 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed

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Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75780 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900KS

4.0 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo
Intel Core i9-9900KS Coffee Lake 4.0GHz 16MB Cache LGA 1151 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 75779 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75780 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900KS outperforms Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900KS is 374 days newer than Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS

  • Performs up to 13% better in F1 23 than Core i5-9400 - 247 vs 218 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 65 vs 127 Watts
This is a free version of F1 23.
F1 23

F1 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019


FPS

247

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900KS Coffee Lake 4.0GHz 16MB Cache LGA 1151 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed

Currently N/A on Amazon

Out of Stock

Updated 75779 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

218

88.25910931174089%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£150.64

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75780 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 i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

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 i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

77.75280898876404%

Multi-Core

4795

55.78175895765472%

Intel Core i9-9900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-9900KS

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Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

Oct 28th, 2019
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
127 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
40.0x
Multiplier29.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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