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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 1743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $119.00 vs $432.98
- Up to 7% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-14900K - $4.41 vs $4.76 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 237% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - 91 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.76/FPS
93%
Price, $
$432.98
27%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
52 FPS
$45.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$38.67/FPS
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Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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52 FPS
$53.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,787
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33 FPS
$78.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1015/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$51.4/FPS
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Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$44.21/FPS
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Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$55.79/FPS
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Core i9-14900K
96 GB, 2 TB SSD
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27 FPS
$73.59/FPS
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64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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66 FPS
$60.61/FPS
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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