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In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2167 days newer than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 16% better in Battlefield 2042 than Pentium 987 - 161 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium 987
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 17 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Pentium 987 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel BGA 1023 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 1.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 17 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 15.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Pentium 987
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
46 FPS
$25.43/FPS
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$19.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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