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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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Intel logo Core i3-8100

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General information Core i5-9400 Core i3-8100
Launched Q1 2019 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Coffee Lake
Clock 2.9 GHz 19.4 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
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 Yes
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i3-8100
Overall Score 49622 0 % 44623 10.1 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 62 % 10.1 %
Benchmark Score 6063 0 % 3965 34.6 %
Single Thread Score 2441 0 % 2235.1 8.4 %
Encrypting Data 2834.7 MB/s 0 % 1824.2 MB/s 35.6 %
Compressing Data 130.3 MB/s 0 % 82.5 MB/s 36.7 %
String objects sorting 16523.5 thousand/s 0 % 10211.3 thousand/s 38.2 %
Prime numbers generation 35.7 millions/s 0 % 28.1 millions/s 21.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26669.2 millions/s 0 % 16449.6 millions/s 38.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22788.8 millions/s 0 % 13730.3 millions/s 39.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i3-8100.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 87.2 FPS
High settings 163.3 FPS 139.5 FPS
Medium settings 204.1 FPS 174.4 FPS
Low settings 255.1 FPS 218.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.6 %

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 i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.8 FPS 129.1 FPS
High settings 220.5 FPS 206.5 FPS
Medium settings 275.7 FPS 258.1 FPS
Low settings 344.6 FPS 322.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.4 %
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