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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 3409 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $100.0 vs $101.79
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-870 - 120 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 22% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-870 - $0.85 vs $1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
98%
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 i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-870 or Core i5-9400F
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
$32.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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36 FPS
$31.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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25 FPS
$27.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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