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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 485 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - $96.0 vs $557.04
- Up to 83% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-7920X - $0.56 vs $3.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7920X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Core i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7920X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 10th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-7920X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
9 FPS
$130/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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9 FPS
$124.33/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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1 FPS
$699/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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