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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 460 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8400 - 184 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $115.0 vs $295.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
80.01182732111177%
Multi-Core
4748
58.95939401465292%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-8400
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
82 FPS
$20.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,689.99
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32 FPS
$26.56/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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