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Intel logo Core i5-9400
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Intel logo Core i7-3960X

Intel Core i5-9400 logo Intel Core i7-3960X logo
General information Core i5-9400 Core i7-3960X
Launched Q1 2019 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge-E
Clock 2.9 GHz 12.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 4.9 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 6 50 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 50 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-9400 Core i7-3960X
Overall Score 49622 0 % 48280 2.7 %
Future Proof 69 % 0 % 27 % 60.9 %
Benchmark Score 6063 0 % 5433 10.4 %
Single Thread Score 2441 0 % 1780.8 27 %
Encrypting Data 2834.7 MB/s 0 % 2563 MB/s 9.6 %
Compressing Data 130.3 MB/s 6.6 % 139.5 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 16523.5 thousand/s 20.7 % 20837 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 35.7 millions/s 15.6 % 42.3 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 26669.2 millions/s 18.6 % 32760.3 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22788.8 millions/s 0 % 12237.2 millions/s 46.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9400, Core i7-3960X.

Average frames per second Core i5-9400 Core i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.1 FPS 98.0 FPS
High settings 163.3 FPS 156.9 FPS
Medium settings 204.1 FPS 196.1 FPS
Low settings 255.1 FPS 245.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.9 %

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 i7-3960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.8 FPS 135.5 FPS
High settings 220.5 FPS 216.7 FPS
Medium settings 275.7 FPS 270.9 FPS
Low settings 344.6 FPS 338.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %
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