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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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MSRP in USD: $1089
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 952 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i7-6900K - 174 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $101.79 vs $120.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-6900K - $0.59 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/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 Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-6900K
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
30 FPS
$39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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30 FPS
$37.3/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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19 FPS
$36.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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