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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 2840 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2300
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $45.0 vs $120.93
- Up to 60% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-9400 - $0.28 vs $0.7 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-2300 - 174 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2300 - 6 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
158
90.80459770114942%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$45
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
40.00000000000001%
Price, $
$120.93
37%
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2300 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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