Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 6 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop, Laptop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 99.68

Overall Rank: 1116

Last Price Change: $94.99 USD (2024-05-16)

Average CPU Mark

9468

Single Thread Rating: 2438
Samples: 4745*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,076
Thread: 2,395

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	26,310 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,506 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,516 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,873 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	133,646 KBytes/Sec
Physics	651 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,702 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,438 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$101.85 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop, Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,321
Intel Core i7-12700H		26,242
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,078
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,613
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,918
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,875
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,813

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.49
Intel Core i9-13900K		118.64
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		99.68
Intel Core i7-12700H		57.42
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.87
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.76
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,593
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,086
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		2,438

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2101445 - May 15 2024		10115
BL2100727 - May 14 2024		9555
BL2100242 - May 13 2024		10206
BL2099265 - May 12 2024		10112
BL2098934 - May 11 2024		10424

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		9,468
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,280 (-2.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		7,135 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,570 (+1.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-9400F		11,613 (+22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i5-9400F		7,747 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		10,684 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,379 (-0.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		10,955 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,661 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		10,705 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,928 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,729 (-7.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,617
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,268
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,556
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,405
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,150
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,555
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,520
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		2,050

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