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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 81 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 0% better in Minecraft than Core i7-9800X - 703 vs 700 FPS
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $80.0 vs $768.88
- Up to 90% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-9800X - $0.11 vs $1.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
703
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$80
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Updated 187 minutes ago
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
700
99.57325746799431%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
10%
Price, $
$768.88
10%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Updated 187 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-9800X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
408 FPS
$2.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$984
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408 FPS
$2.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,015
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371 FPS
$2.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$798
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