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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 561 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 0% better in Rocket League than Core i7-7800X - 715 vs 713 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-7800X - $96.0 vs $482.84
- Up to 81% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-7800X - $0.13 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
715
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$96
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
High Quality
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7800X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7800X or Core i5-9400F
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
184 FPS
$6.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$6.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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151 FPS
$4.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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