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Core i5-9400F

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6 Cores, 6 Threads @2.90 GHz, 65 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 89.8% (137th of 1442)

Based on 193 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000906EC Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz
Poor: 78%Average: 89.8% Great: 94%
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i5-9400F averaged just 10.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-9400F near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 90.4Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 483Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-9400F is just 15.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-9400F performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 702Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 694Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 193 samples)
Rank 13789.8%
Min Avg Max
79.2 Memory 90.4 94.6
109 1-Core 124 130
220 2-Core 247 259
86.2% 154 Pts
Min Avg Max
405 4-Core 483 508
551 8-Core 694 758
73.7% 588 Pts
Min Avg Max
566 64-Core 702 756
43.4% 702 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 648
71% 561 Pts
64-Core 638
40% 638 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 240
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 635
70% 554 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 590
66% 517 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
83% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 536
62% 481 Pts
64-Core 573
35% 573 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 231
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 537
60% 471 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 82.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 239
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 608
66% 526 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
77.5% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 119
2-Core 235
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 559
60% 477 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
73.6% Very good
Memory 58.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
74% 140 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 673
72% 575 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,747,395 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 106%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntelBench 90%, 193 samples1x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples744x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples555x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples398x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples300x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples213x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples216x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 127% - Outstanding Total price: $509

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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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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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