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In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 460 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-9400F - 123 vs 121 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €158.88 vs €288.88
- Up to 44% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-8600K - €1.31 vs €2.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
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Maximum
Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
121
98%
Value, €/FPS
€1.31/FPS
100%
Price, €
€158.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400F processore 2,9 GHz Box 9 MB Smart Cache
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Updated 18664 minutes ago
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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