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In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 2840 days newer than Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 5% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-2500K - 225 vs 215 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 6 vs 4 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
FPS and Value 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
Very High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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