Intel Core i5-9400

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Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 9000
Family
Intel Core i5
Generation
9
Name
Intel Core i5-9400
Predecessor
Intel Core i5-8400
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
Intel Core i5-10400

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
6
CPU Threads
6
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
3.9 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
9.5
GPU Frequency
350 MHz
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Turbo
1050 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q4/2017
Shader
192
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
128 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2666
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
100 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Coffee Lake S Refresh
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
9.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q2/2019
Socket
LGA 1151-2
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

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

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

202 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

306 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

355 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

395 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

831 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

91 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

29 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

162 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

311 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-9400 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

177

Intel Core i5-9400

178

Intel Core i5-8400H

178

Intel Core i5-8600

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

987

Intel Core i5-9400

1001

Intel Core i3-10100

1001

Intel Core i3-10100F

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1077

Intel Core i5-9400

1079

Intel Core i5-1035G1

1078

AMD Ryzen 3 4300G

All the benchmark results

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

4629

Intel Core i5-9400

4644

Intel Core i7-8850H

4636

Intel Xeon W-2125

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

403 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-9400

403 GFLOPS

Intel Core i3-9100E

403 GFLOPS

Intel Core i3-9100TE

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

378.1 s

Intel Core i5-9400

369.4 s

Intel Core i7-8750H

372.4 s

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

4820

Intel Core i5-9400

4854

Intel Core i7-8850H

4850

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

21065

Intel Core i5-9400

21436

Intel Core i5-9500

21436

Intel Core i5-9500F

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

12051

Intel Core i5-9400

12139

Intel Core i7-3930k

12089

Intel Core i7-7700K

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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