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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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General information Core i5-9400 Core i3-2120
Launched Q1 2019 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge
Clock 2.9 GHz 12.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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 2000
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i3-2120
Overall Score 49625 0 % 33526 32.4 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 23 % 66.7 %
Benchmark Score 6064 0 % 1263 79.2 %
Single Thread Score 2431.2 0 % 1497.9 38.4 %
Encrypting Data 2833.1 MB/s 1.1 % 2864.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 130.4 MB/s 0 % 40.9 MB/s 68.7 %
String objects sorting 16512.6 thousand/s 0 % 6092.9 thousand/s 63.1 %
Prime numbers generation 35.9 millions/s 0 % 11.9 millions/s 66.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26775.5 millions/s 0 % 9415.7 millions/s 64.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22610.6 millions/s 0 % 3638.9 millions/s 83.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 163.3 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 204.1 FPS 108.7 FPS
Low settings 255.2 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 46.7 %

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 i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.0 FPS 109.7 FPS
High settings 220.8 FPS 175.5 FPS
Medium settings 276.0 FPS 219.4 FPS
Low settings 345.0 FPS 274.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.5 %
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