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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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General information Core i5-9400 Core i3-8300
Launched Q1 2019 Q2 2018
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 21.6 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 62 W 4.6 %
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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i3-8300
Overall Score 49623 0 % 44943 9.4 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 65 % 5.8 %
Benchmark Score 6064 0 % 4080 32.7 %
Single Thread Score 2448.3 0 % 2261 7.7 %
Encrypting Data 2832.1 MB/s 0 % 1864.6 MB/s 34.2 %
Compressing Data 131.2 MB/s 0 % 82.4 MB/s 37.2 %
String objects sorting 16762 thousand/s 0 % 10153.8 thousand/s 39.4 %
Prime numbers generation 35.8 millions/s 0.9 % 36.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26562 millions/s 0 % 16559.8 millions/s 37.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22541.3 millions/s 0 % 14238.9 millions/s 36.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i3-8300.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i3-8300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 88.1 FPS
High settings 163.3 FPS 141.0 FPS
Medium settings 204.1 FPS 176.3 FPS
Low settings 255.1 FPS 220.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.6 %

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 i3-8300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.0 FPS 129.8 FPS
High settings 220.8 FPS 207.6 FPS
Medium settings 276.0 FPS 259.5 FPS
Low settings 345.0 FPS 324.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 6 %
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