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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 460 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 7% better in FIFA 23 than Core i3-8100 - 159 vs 149 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $101.79 vs $110.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing FIFA 23 than Core i3-8100 - $0.64 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 6 vs 4 threads
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8100 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8100 or Core i5-9400F
FIFA 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
$36.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 FPS
$34.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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25 FPS
$27.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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