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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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Intel logo Core i7-8550U

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General information Core i5-9400 Core i7-8550U
Launched Q1 2019 Q3 2017
Used in Desktop Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FC-BGA1356
Clock 2.9 GHz 0 % 1.8 GHz 37.9 %
Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 2.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 25 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 15 W 76.9 %
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i7-8550U
Overall Score 49618 0 % 44222 10.9 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 60 % 13 %
Benchmark Score 6061 0 % 3824 36.9 %
Single Thread Score 2449.8 0 % 2055.1 16.1 %
Encrypting Data 2805.9 MB/s 0 % 1966 MB/s 29.9 %
Compressing Data 131.2 MB/s 0 % 73.6 MB/s 43.9 %
String objects sorting 16675.4 thousand/s 0 % 10119 thousand/s 39.3 %
Prime numbers generation 35.8 millions/s 0 % 21.8 millions/s 39 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26578.6 millions/s 0 % 20986.8 millions/s 21 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22650.2 millions/s 0 % 12614.4 millions/s 44.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i7-8550U.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i7-8550U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.0 FPS 86.1 FPS
High settings 163.3 FPS 137.7 FPS
Medium settings 204.1 FPS 172.1 FPS
Low settings 255.1 FPS 215.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.7 %

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 i7-8550U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.8 FPS 128.3 FPS
High settings 220.5 FPS 205.3 FPS
Medium settings 275.7 FPS 256.6 FPS
Low settings 344.6 FPS 320.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.9 %
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