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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1225 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-6300 - 555 vs 540 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $68.02 vs $80.0
- Up to 7% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-9400F - $0.13 vs $0.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
555
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
92.85714285714285%
Price, $
$80
85%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
540
97.2972972972973%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$68.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1262
91.58200290275762%
Multi-Core
2539
52.523789822093505%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-6300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i3-6300
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
156 FPS
$6.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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156 FPS
$6.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,015
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120 FPS
$6.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$798
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