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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 561 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-7800X - $96.0 vs $482.84
- Up to 80% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-7800X - $0.51 vs $2.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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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Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-7800X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-7800X
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
$23.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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50 FPS
$22.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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34 FPS
$20.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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