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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 281 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $139.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i9-9900KF - $1.54 vs $2.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 24% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i5-8400T - 112 vs 90 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 16 vs 6 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400T or Core i9-9900KF
Assassin's Creed Mirage, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
36 FPS
$48.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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