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Best Bench: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 72% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 185^th / 1442

Gaming 85%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

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Best Bench: 79% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 54% Great: 79%

SPEED RANK: 451^st / 1442

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 50%

Yacht


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.8 %	Faster effective speed. +25%		67.6 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87.8 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +6%	83.1 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	117 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +24%	94.1 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	233 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +25%	186 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	450 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +50%	300 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	589 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +85%	319 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.4 Pts		94.6 Pts	+0%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	123 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +8%	114 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	243 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +8%	226 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	484 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +23%	393 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	685 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +69%	406 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.79 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,093%	0.15 %
Value Value For Money	112 %	Much better value. +36%	82.3 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %	More popular. +16%	74 %
Price Price (score)	$102	Cheaper. +25%	$136


Age Newest	62 Months	Much more recent. +57%	144 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	More energy efficient. +16%	77 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Much higher core count. +50%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	6 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz		3.4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +17%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.1 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +8%	3.8 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	696 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +72%	405 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	614 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +91%	321 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Ivy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1155
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	HD 4000
Launch Date Launch Date	Q1'19	Q2'12
Cache Cache	9 MB SmartCache	6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.10 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (65W)	2011D
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
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Intel’s Core i5-9400F is a hex-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 2.9 / 4.1 GHz, 9 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler but it does not have integrated graphics like the “non-F” variants. Although the 9400F is compatible with the enthusiast grade Z390 chipset it is normally paired with a better value for money B360 motherboard. At its launch the i5-9400F retailed for $180 but prices have dropped to the point ($135) that it now represents an excellent value proposition to gamers. Comparing the i5-9400F to the Ryzen 3600 shows that the 3600 is 8% better for quad-core processing but it costs 40% ($50) more than the 9400F. Ordinarily higher quad-core performance would result in better gaming but the Ryzen 3000 memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. Gamers can invest the $50 savings in a better GPU, for example by upgrading from a 2060S to a 2070S. Since the GPU makes the most difference to gaming, the end result is a system which offers far superior real world gaming performance for similar money. For those gamers who demand the best of the best, it is necessary to jump to one of the higher frequency SKUs such as the 9600K but for everyone else the i5-9400F offers unparalleled value. ^{[Aug '19 CPUPro]}

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The Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge processor is one of Intel's best performers to date. In terms of real world performance this processor offers far more than most users are likely to ever need. Scoring 2012 points on the PassMark Single Thread benchmark, the 3570K is within a few percent of the fastest processors currently available and at 77 watts TDP it's no energy hog either. The server orientated GeekBench and PassMark scores of 13920 and 7144 put the 3570K at just over the 50% marker in terms of total processing capacity compared to the other processors in the group test. For server based workloads more performance is available from the Core i7 range of processors but for typical consumer use this processor is already far more powerful than it needs to be. ^{[May '13 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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