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In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 3704 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- 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 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-940 - 131 vs 118 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | 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 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 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 i7-940 or Core i5-9400F
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
17 FPS
$68.82/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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$77.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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