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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1590 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5930K - 208 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $95.99 vs $549.95
- Up to 83% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5930K - $0.46 vs $2.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95.99
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 i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-5930K
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$16.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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71 FPS
$15.76/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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63 FPS
$11.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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