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$113.37
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Prices and StockMSRP $488
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MSRP $488
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 200 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Core i5-8400T
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $113.37 vs $385.00
- Up to 69% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-9900K - $0.72 vs $2.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-8400T - 163 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
158
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$113.37
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400T | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8400T or Core i9-9900K
With selected game settings
62 FPS
$33.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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66 FPS
$57.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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57 FPS
$68.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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81 FPS
$58.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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