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Intel Core i5-9400H vs Intel Core i5-9300HF. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i5-9400H
Intel Core i5-9400H
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Core i5-9300HF
Intel Core i5-9300HF

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-9400H or Intel Core i5-9300HF? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-9400H has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i5-9300HF has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    670 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    353 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    808 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    139 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    208 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    491 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    798 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9300HF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    283 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    481 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    586 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    547 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
Intel Core i5-9300HF Intel Core i5-9300HF
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000H left arrow Intel Core i 9000H
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-9300HF and Intel Core i5-9400H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666LPDDR3-2133 left arrow DDR4-2666LPDDR3-2133
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-9400H and Intel Core i5-9300HF to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    35 W left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9400H and Intel Core i5-9400H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake H Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake H Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow BGA 1440
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-9400H and Intel Core i5-9300HF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
11191
Intel Core i5-9400H
9859
Intel Core i5-9300HF

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