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Core i5-9400F

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6 Cores, 6 Threads @2.90 GHz, 65 W.
Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 63.1% (538th of 1452)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Device: 1F8BFBFF000906EA Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz
Poor: 47%Average: 63.1% Great: 85%
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Core i5-9400F averaged 36.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 112Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 219Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-9400F is 37.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-9400F performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 329Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 329Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 53863.1%
Min Avg Max
23.8 Memory 70.7 90.5
33.5 1-Core 112 129
69.9 2-Core 219 256
73.8% 134 Pts
Min Avg Max
147 4-Core 320 505
147 8-Core 329 637
43.2% 325 Pts
Min Avg Max
145 64-Core 329 670
20.3% 329 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU #000, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
78.9% Very good
Memory 75.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 238
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 476
64% 475 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
67.9% Good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 236
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 348
46% 348 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
65.9% Good
Memory 74.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 340
45% 335 Pts
64-Core 327
20% 327 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
64.3% Good
Memory 69.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 217
73% 133 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 343
46% 342 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
64.2% Good
Memory 67.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 228
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 351
47% 351 Pts
64-Core 351
22% 351 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
56.8% Above average
Memory 58.8
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 162
57% 101 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 322
42% 319 Pts
64-Core 318
20% 318 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
47.2% Average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 150
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 147
8-Core 147
20% 147 Pts
64-Core 145
9% 145 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
25.6% Poor
Memory 23.8
1-Core 33.5
2-Core 69.9
23% 42.4 Pts
4-Core 153
8-Core 179
22% 166 Pts
64-Core 157
10% 157 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 68,067,155 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntelBench 63%, 34 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,145x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,058x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples827x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples458x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples432x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples521x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples379x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples300x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i5-9400F Processor
Launch DateQ1'19
Processor Numberi5-9400F
# of Cores6
# of Threads6
Cache9 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed2.90 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.10 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP65 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C (65W)
Description“engineering new protections into hardware”

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1151

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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