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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1955 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 15 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 19% better in New World than Pentium 3556U - 114 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 6 vs 2 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
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
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium 3556U or Core i5-9400F
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
34 FPS
$34.41/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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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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