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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 328 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $85.0 vs $136.25
- Up to 38% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i5-8500 - $0.39 vs $0.63 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
216
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
61.904761904761905%
Price, $
$136.25
62%
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
99.35111751982696%
Multi-Core
4834
99.79355904211396%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-8500
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$15.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$15.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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