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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 2840 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-2300 - 300 vs 292 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2300
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $45.0 vs $120.93
- Up to 62% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i5-9400 - $0.15 vs $0.4 per FPS
Resident Evil Village
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
300
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
37.49999999999999%
Price, $
$120.93
37%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
292
97.33333333333334%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$45
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 105 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-2300 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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