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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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General information Core i5-9400 Core i5-2500K
Launched Q1 2019 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge
Clock 2.9 GHz 12.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 9.8 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 49738 0 % 40500 18.6 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 21 % 69.6 %
Benchmark Score 6120 0 % 2690 56 %
Single Thread Score 2453.2 0 % 1682 31.4 %
Encrypting Data 2830.9 MB/s 0 % 1038 MB/s 63.3 %
Compressing Data 129.1 MB/s 0 % 65.8 MB/s 49 %
String objects sorting 16775.1 thousand/s 0 % 9014.9 thousand/s 46.3 %
Prime numbers generation 35.9 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 27.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26615.1 millions/s 0 % 14398.1 millions/s 45.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22536.4 millions/s 0 % 7466.9 millions/s 66.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.0 FPS 74.3 FPS
High settings 163.2 FPS 119.0 FPS
Medium settings 204.0 FPS 148.7 FPS
Low settings 255.1 FPS 185.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.1 %

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 i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.9 FPS 121.4 FPS
High settings 220.7 FPS 194.3 FPS
Medium settings 275.9 FPS 242.9 FPS
Low settings 344.9 FPS 303.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12 %
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