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Core i5-7400 vs Core i9-9900K

Core i5-7400 vs Core i9-9900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 654 days newer than Core i5-7400.

Advantages of Core i5-7400

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-9900K

  • Performs up to 5% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-7400 - 359 vs 341 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

341

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

359

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.05/FPS

100%

Price, €

€16.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-9900K 8x3,6 (Boost 5,0) GHz R0 16MB-L3 Cache UHD 630 socket 1151

Buy for 16.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 684 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

71%

Multi-Core

3232

41%

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1668

100%

Multi-Core

7960

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Core i5-7400

vs
Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Core i9-9900K

Jan 3rd, 2017
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5Core i9
Kaby LakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
4
8
4
16
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
5.0 GHz
65 W
95 W
14 nm14 nm
30.0x
36.0x
HD 630UHD Graphics 630
No
Yes

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