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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 735 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $96.0 vs $167.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing New World than Core i7-7700 - $0.84 vs $1.46 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 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 | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-7700
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
34 FPS
$34.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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34 FPS
$32.91/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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18 FPS
$93.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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26 FPS
$26.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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