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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 3236 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-930.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-930
- 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 204% better in League of Legends than Core i7-930 - 161 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-930 - $96.0 vs $198.73
- Up to 84% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-930 - $0.6 vs $3.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-930 - 65 vs 130 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/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
Very High
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-930 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-930 or Core i5-9400F
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
136 FPS
$8.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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136 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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135 FPS
$5.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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