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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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Intel logo Core i3-4170

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General information Core i5-9400 Core i3-4170
Launched Q1 2019 Q2 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Haswell Refresh
Clock 2.9 GHz 21.6 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 54 W 16.9 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 4400
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i3-4170
Overall Score 49625 0 % 39045 21.3 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 47 % 31.9 %
Benchmark Score 6064 0 % 2324 61.7 %
Single Thread Score 2445.9 0 % 2049.7 16.2 %
Encrypting Data 2793.6 MB/s 47.6 % 5328.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 130.8 MB/s 0 % 51.1 MB/s 60.9 %
String objects sorting 16511.6 thousand/s 0 % 7227.7 thousand/s 56.2 %
Prime numbers generation 35.9 millions/s 0 % 15.1 millions/s 57.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26749.9 millions/s 0 % 12403.1 millions/s 53.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22611.6 millions/s 0 % 6310.9 millions/s 72.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i3-4170.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i3-4170
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 70.7 FPS
High settings 163.4 FPS 113.2 FPS
Medium settings 204.3 FPS 141.5 FPS
Low settings 255.3 FPS 176.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.7 %

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 i3-4170
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.0 FPS 119.4 FPS
High settings 220.8 FPS 191.0 FPS
Medium settings 276.0 FPS 238.8 FPS
Low settings 345.0 FPS 298.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.5 %
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