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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 460 days older than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $74.64 vs $85.0
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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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
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
98.18577648766328%
Multi-Core
4748
98.22093504344228%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i5-9400F
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
27 FPS
$38.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049
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27 FPS
$37.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009
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22 FPS
$38.64/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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