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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 372 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $101.79 vs $200.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-8700 - $0.52 vs $1.0 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Core i5-9400F - 200 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
194
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-8700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
32 FPS
$36.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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69 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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32 FPS
$34.97/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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54 FPS
$16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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78 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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23 FPS
$30.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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20 FPS
$62.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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48 FPS
$52.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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