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Intel Core i5-9400 vs Intel Core i5-9400F. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Core i5-9400
Released
Q1/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Core i5-9400F

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

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

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

Intel Core i5-9400F has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    656 left arrow score

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    634 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    298 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    321 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    452 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1291 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    97 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    163 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    462 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-8400 left arrow Intel Core i5-8400
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-10400 left arrow Intel Core i5-10400F
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
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.05 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 i5-9400F and Intel Core i5-9400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 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 i5-9400 and Intel Core i5-9400F to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9400 and Intel Core i5-9400, 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
    9.00 MB left arrow 9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
177
Intel Core i5-9400
177
Intel Core i5-9400F
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
987
Intel Core i5-9400
987
Intel Core i5-9400F
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
1077
Intel Core i5-9400
1085
Intel Core i5-9400F
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
4629
Intel Core i5-9400
4753
Intel Core i5-9400F
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
378.1
Intel Core i5-9400
367.5
Intel Core i5-9400F
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4820
Intel Core i5-9400
4820
Intel Core i5-9400F
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
21065
Intel Core i5-9400
21065
Intel Core i5-9400F
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
12051
Intel Core i5-9400
12051
Intel Core i5-9400F

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