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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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Intel logo Core i3-7100

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General information Core i5-9400 Core i3-7100
Launched Q1 2019 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Kaby Lake-S
Clock 2.9 GHz 25.6 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 51 W 21.5 %
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
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 No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i3-7100
Overall Score 49625 0 % 40916 17.5 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 57 % 17.4 %
Benchmark Score 6064 0 % 2803 53.8 %
Single Thread Score 2445.9 0 % 2330.8 4.7 %
Encrypting Data 2793.6 MB/s 0 % 1434.9 MB/s 48.6 %
Compressing Data 130.8 MB/s 0 % 57.7 MB/s 55.9 %
String objects sorting 16511.6 thousand/s 0 % 7630 thousand/s 53.8 %
Prime numbers generation 35.9 millions/s 0 % 14 millions/s 60.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26749.9 millions/s 0 % 13288 millions/s 50.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22611.6 millions/s 0 % 8204.6 millions/s 63.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i3-7100.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i3-7100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 76.3 FPS
High settings 163.4 FPS 122.0 FPS
Medium settings 204.3 FPS 152.5 FPS
Low settings 255.3 FPS 190.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.3 %

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 i3-7100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.0 FPS 122.7 FPS
High settings 220.8 FPS 196.3 FPS
Medium settings 276.0 FPS 245.3 FPS
Low settings 345.0 FPS 306.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.1 %
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