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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 3507 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- 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 98% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-950 - 188 vs 95 FPS
- Up to 49% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-950 - $0.54 vs $1.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/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 i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | 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 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-950 or Core i5-9400F
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1169.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1119/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$699/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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