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IntelBX80684I59400F
IntelBX80619I73960X
▲ 8622,243 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @2.9GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q1 2019.

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▲ 53588 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2011.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 301,647 user samples
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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: 192nd / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
2,165 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 66% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 278th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		84.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9% 		77.7 %
Average Score 
+13%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87.8 Pts +1% 87.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		117 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+21% 		96.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		233 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+21% 		192 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		450 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+22% 		369 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		589 Pts +1% 585 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.4 Pts 95.3 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		123 Pts +4% 118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		243 Pts +4% 233 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		484 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6% 		457 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		685 Pts 715 Pts +4%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.49 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		117 % Much better value.
+49% 		78.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		86 % Much more popular.
+62% 		53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$85 Much cheaper.
+68% 		$265
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		64 Months Much more recent.
+58% 		153 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+50% 		130 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		2.9 GHz 3.3 GHz Faster base frequency.
+14%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.1 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+5% 		3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		696 Pts 888 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+28%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		614 Pts 728 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+19%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA2011
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'19 Q4'11
Cache
Cache 		9 MB SmartCache 15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 32 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.10 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Description
Description 		“engineering new protections into hardware” This product includes VT-d support only on the C2 stepping. Stepping information can be viewed via the menu on the left.
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		41.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 40

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 84.8%
Average Bench 77.7%
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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 fact that the near three year old Intel i7-3960X still tops the speed charts reflects just how little competition there is in the CPU market. Intel have dominated for so long that there is simply no economic incentive to push the speed boundaries at anywhere nearly the pace of improvement we saw in previous years. The i7-3960X has 6 cores and 12 threads which is two cores more than the vast majority of Intel's other top end processors. The extra two cores explain why the 3960X still performs so well compared to the majority of the 3960X's newer siblings. This processor will offer little more than a far cheaper i3 to regular desktop users but for server orientated workloads it is still one of the best processors available. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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