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Intel Core i5 9400F vs i5 9400

32 out of 100
Intel Core i5 9400F
VS
31 out of 100
Intel Core i5 9400
Intel Core i5 9400F
Intel Core i5 9400

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 9400F against the 2.9 GHz i5 9400. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
35.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
29.1
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9400 and 9400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 9400
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 9400F
vs
Core i5 9400

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Submit your benchmark results

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 9400F +8%
1474
Core i5 9400
1363
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 449.4 MB/sec 423.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 34.8 Klines/sec 38.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 127.6 pages/sec 114.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 141.6 Mpixels/sec 167 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 142.6 pages/sec 141.1 pages/sec
Background blur 31.4 images/sec 35.1 images/sec
Photo processing 63.4 images/sec 49.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.9 Mpixels/sec 7.01 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1011 & 1057 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9400F +1%
9463
Core i5 9400
9368
Integer math 26.1 GOps/sec 26.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 22.5 GOps/sec 22.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 38M Primes/sec 36M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.2M Strings/sec 16.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 2.9 GBytes/sec 2.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 132.5 MBytes/sec 132 MBytes/sec
Physics 653 Frames/sec 620 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.7B Matrices/sec 11.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8779 & 3036 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 9400F
77.22
Core i5 9400 +4%
80.24

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 5.5 PPW -
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 81.6 PPW 81.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 145.6 PPW 144.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.19 PPW 1.23 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 9400F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-08-23 (Will)Cinebench 202467 / 356
📘 2024-07-15 (SherifMagdy)Cinebench 202465 / 378
Add View all (2)
Intel Core i5 9400
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-16 -> op1GeekBench1452 / 4659
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 9400F and i5 9400

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 7, 2019 January 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Coffee Lake
Model number i5-9400F i5-9400
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 630
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 5 225

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.1 GHz 4.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 6 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 29x 29x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 9MB (shared) 9MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1151 LGA-1151
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#174th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock - 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1050 MHz
Shading Units - 192
TMUs - 24
ROPs - 3
Execution Units - 24
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 9400F
n/a
Core i5 9400
0.4 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 630 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2666 - DDR4-2666
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 9400F official page Intel Core i5 9400 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 16

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