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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 328 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-9400F - 142 vs 141 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $101.79 vs $173.95
- Up to 41% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - $0.72 vs $1.22 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
141
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
100%
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
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | 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 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i5-9400F
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$15.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$14.72/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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67 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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