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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1286 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-6400 - 277 vs 271 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $67.64 vs $85.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
80.62409288824384%
Multi-Core
3023
62.53620190318577%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-6400
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
95 FPS
$11.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049
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95 FPS
$10.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009
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96 FPS
$3.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$374.99
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