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In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 2921 days newer than Core i5-2500S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 14% better in Minecraft than Core i5-2500S - 703 vs 614 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 6 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
703
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500S or Core i5-9400F
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
408 FPS
$2.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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408 FPS
$2.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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371 FPS
$1.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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