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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 386 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $139.0 vs $339.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-9900 - $0.83 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 8% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-8400T - 180 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
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Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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