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Core i5-2500S vs Core i5-9400

Core i5-2500S 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

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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 76378 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 76378 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms Core i5-2500S 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 i5-2500S.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 14% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-2500S - 205 vs 180 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

180

87.8048780487805%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

205

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 76378 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

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Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

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Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

586

42.34104046242775%

Multi-Core

1492

31.115745568300312%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

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Intel Core i5-2500S

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Intel Core i5-9400

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
6
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
29.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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