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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 654 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $70.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 56% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-9400 - $0.35 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i3-7100 - 204 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 6 vs 4 threads
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Extreme
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7100 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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