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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100F is 565 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 2% better in Starfield than Core i5-8400 - 58 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $56.99 vs $130.73
- Up to 57% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8400 - $0.98 vs $2.29 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100F - 6 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$56.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 | 2.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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