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Intel Core i5-9400F vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

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Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-9400F or Intel Core Ultra 5 245K? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-9400F has a base frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K has a base frequency of 4.20 GHz. 14 / 14 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2024.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    195 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9400F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    254 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    229 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    306 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    341 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    380 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    86 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    311 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 45% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    14 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 27 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.20 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow -
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core Ultra 200
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-8400 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-10400F left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.9 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 14
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.1 GHz left arrow 5.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • E-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • E-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    - left arrow 8
  • P-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • P-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 5.2 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    - left arrow 6
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow -
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • JPEG
    No left arrow -
  • VC-1
    No left arrow -
  • VP8
    No left arrow -
  • VP9
    No left arrow -
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core Ultra 5 245K and Intel Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow -
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR5-6400
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow -
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 159 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Arrow Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow -
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 26 MB
  • L3-Cache
    9 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q4/2024
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow FCLGA1851
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC N3B
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow -
  • Intel Smart Cache
    - left arrow 24 MB

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-9400F

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Cinebench R15 / multi-core 3850 points
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Cinebench R15 / single-core 322 points
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Cinebench R20 / multi-core 9752 points
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Cinebench R20 / single-core 820 points
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Cinebench R23 / multi-core 25066 points
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Cinebench R23 / single-core 2132 points

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