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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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Intel logo Core i7-4790K

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General information Core i5-9400 Core i7-4790K
Launched Q1 2019 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Haswell Refresh
Clock 2.9 GHz 27.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz 6.8 % 4.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 25 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 26.1 % 88 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 4600
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i7-4790K
Overall Score 49625 0 % 47790 3.7 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 42 % 39.1 %
Benchmark Score 6064 0 % 5216 14 %
Single Thread Score 2453.2 0.2 % 2457.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 2802.1 MB/s 0 % 2241.7 MB/s 20 %
Compressing Data 130.8 MB/s 0 % 119 MB/s 9.1 %
String objects sorting 16594.7 thousand/s 0 % 16491.7 thousand/s 0.6 %
Prime numbers generation 36.3 millions/s 0 % 33.7 millions/s 7.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26776.5 millions/s 8.3 % 29187.8 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22885.9 millions/s 0 % 14585.1 millions/s 36.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i7-4790K.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 96.6 FPS
High settings 163.4 FPS 154.6 FPS
Medium settings 204.2 FPS 193.2 FPS
Low settings 255.3 FPS 241.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-9400 Core i7-4790K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.0 FPS 134.8 FPS
High settings 220.8 FPS 215.7 FPS
Medium settings 276.0 FPS 269.6 FPS
Low settings 345.0 FPS 337.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.3 %
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