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Core i3-8300 vs Core i5-9400

Core i3-8300 vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $133.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75189 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $133.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75189 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 247 days newer than Core i3-8300.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300

  • Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 62 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i3-8300 - 143 vs 140 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

140

97.9020979020979%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

143

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$133.93

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $133.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75189 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1301

94.0028901734104%

Multi-Core

3825

79.77059436913451%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo

Intel Core i3-8300

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Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
62 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier29.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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