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$101.79
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $122
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 129 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - $101.79 vs $145.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i3-9100 - $0.57 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/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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Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| 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 | 4.2 GHz |
| 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 i3-9100
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
119 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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119 FPS
$9.4/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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111 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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