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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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MSRP in USD: $423
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900T 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 i9-9900T is 105 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-9900T - $96.0 vs $360.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-9900T - $0.14 vs $0.51 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900T
- Performs up to 1% better in Minecraft than Core i5-9400F - 708 vs 703 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 35 vs 65 Watts
- 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
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Core I9-9900T I9 9900T 2.1 GHz Used Eight-Core Sixteen-Thread CPU Processor 16M 35W LGA 1151
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9900T
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9900T |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-9900T
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
408 FPS
$2.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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408 FPS
$2.74/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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371 FPS
$1.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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