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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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Intel logo Core i5-6500

Intel Core i5-9400 logo Intel Core i5-6500 logo
General information Core i5-9400 Core i5-6500
Launched Q1 2019 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Skylake-S
Clock 2.9 GHz 9.4 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 12.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 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 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i5-6500
Overall Score 49738 0 % 43791 12 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 49 % 29 %
Benchmark Score 6120 0 % 3678 39.9 %
Single Thread Score 2453.2 0 % 2119.4 13.6 %
Encrypting Data 2830.9 MB/s 0 % 1667.3 MB/s 41.1 %
Compressing Data 129.1 MB/s 0 % 75.9 MB/s 41.2 %
String objects sorting 16775.1 thousand/s 0 % 9493 thousand/s 43.4 %
Prime numbers generation 35.9 millions/s 0 % 27.9 millions/s 22.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26615.1 millions/s 0 % 14778.5 millions/s 44.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22536.4 millions/s 0 % 12519.3 millions/s 44.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i5-6500.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.0 FPS 84.4 FPS
High settings 163.2 FPS 135.0 FPS
Medium settings 204.0 FPS 168.8 FPS
Low settings 255.1 FPS 211.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.3 %

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 i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.9 FPS 127.4 FPS
High settings 220.7 FPS 203.9 FPS
Medium settings 275.9 FPS 254.9 FPS
Low settings 344.9 FPS 318.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.6 %
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