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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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MSRP in USD: $423
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 105 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $96.0 vs $339.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-9900 - $0.46 vs $1.6 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 2% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-9400F - 212 vs 207 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Escape From Tarkov
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 i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-9900
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
107 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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107 FPS
$10.46/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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98 FPS
$7.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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