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$449
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8086K 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 i7-8086K is 217 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8086K
- Performs up to 10% better in War Thunder than Core i5-9400F - 196 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-8086K - $80.0 vs $449.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-8086K - $0.45 vs $2.29 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-8086K
Desktop • Jun 5th, 2018
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
19.650655021834062%
Price, $
$449
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-8086K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 5.0 GHz unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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In Stock
Updated 3673 minutes ago
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
178
90.81632653061224%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$80
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
Buy for $80 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3673 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-8086K
Desktop • Jun 5th, 2018
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
82.36700537955768%
Multi-Core
4834
69.32453750179263%
Intel Core i7-8086K | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 40th | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8086K or Core i5-9400F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
119 FPS
$8.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,015
In Stock
119 FPS
$8.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$984
In Stock
111 FPS
$7.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$798
In Stock
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