Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 200 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-8100T - 218 vs 210 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100T - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100T
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - €199.59 vs €228.88
- Up to 10% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-9400 - €0.95 vs €1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Buy for €228.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15349 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
210
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.95/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199.59
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €199.59 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15349 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100T |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 35 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |