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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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Intel logo Core i5-8400

Intel Core i5-9400 logo Intel Core i5-8400 logo
General information Core i5-9400 Core i5-8400
Launched Q1 2019 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Coffee Lake
Clock 2.9 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 3.4 %
Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 2.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 6 0 % 6 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 9 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i5-8400
Overall Score 49738 0 % 49554 0.4 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 62 % 10.1 %
Benchmark Score 6120 0 % 6030 1.5 %
Single Thread Score 2434.7 0 % 2400.7 1.4 %
Encrypting Data 2835.5 MB/s 0 % 2801.9 MB/s 1.2 %
Compressing Data 130.6 MB/s 0 % 126.5 MB/s 3.2 %
String objects sorting 16595.1 thousand/s 0 % 16232.6 thousand/s 2.2 %
Prime numbers generation 35.7 millions/s 4.2 % 37.3 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26749.9 millions/s 0 % 25827.5 millions/s 3.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22900.6 millions/s 0 % 22035 millions/s 3.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i5-8400.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i5-8400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 101.9 FPS 101.5 FPS
High settings 163.1 FPS 162.4 FPS
Medium settings 203.9 FPS 202.9 FPS
Low settings 254.9 FPS 253.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %

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 i5-8400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.9 FPS 137.6 FPS
High settings 220.6 FPS 220.1 FPS
Medium settings 275.8 FPS 275.2 FPS
Low settings 344.7 FPS 344.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %
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