Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X 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 i9-9940X is 81 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $96.0 vs $970.7
- Up to 90% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-9940X - $0.35 vs $3.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-9400F - 281 vs 277 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 28 vs 6 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 14 |
6 | Threads | 28 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |