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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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MSRP in USD: $117
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 460 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i3-8100 - 202 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $101.79 vs $110.0
- Up to 9% better value when playing Control than Core i3-8100 - $0.5 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i3-8100
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
51 FPS
$22.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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51 FPS
$21.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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37 FPS
$18.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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