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

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i5-9300HF
Intel Core i5-9300HF
Released
Q2/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Core i5-9400

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

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

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

Intel Core i5-9400 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    798 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 65 W

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    656 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    318 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    468 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    565 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    882 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    92 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    30 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    164 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    461 place

Specifications

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

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • 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 9000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-8400
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-10400
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
    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

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

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

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

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666LPDDR3-2133 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • 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 i5-9300HF and Intel Core i5-9400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    35 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9300HF and Intel Core i5-9300HF, 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 9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake H Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • 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 i5-9300HF and Intel Core i5-9400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1066
Intel Core i5-9300HF
1077
Intel Core i5-9400
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4365
Intel Core i5-9300HF
4629
Intel Core i5-9400
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
9859
Intel Core i5-9300HF
12051
Intel Core i5-9400

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