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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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: 111.40

Overall Rank:
1157th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
855th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
362nd fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs
273rd fastest in out of 1413 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $85.00 USD (2024-05-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9469

Single Thread Rating

2438

Samples: 4886*
*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	26,299 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,503 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,486 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,877 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	133,594 KBytes/Sec
Physics	651 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,701 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,438 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$85.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$109.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop, Laptop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i7-12700H		26,220
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,044
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,530
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,892
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,847
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,793

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		111.40
Intel Core i7-12700H		57.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.69
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.30
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,589
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,080
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,047
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,686
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,660
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
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
BL2145451 - Jul 15 2024		9763
BL2145376 - Jul 14 2024		8342
BL2144889 - Jul 14 2024		8744
BL2144477 - Jul 13 2024		9759
BL5068435 - Jul 12 2024		9451

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		9,469
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,270 (-2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		7,135 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,547 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,731 (-7.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-9400F		11,610 (+22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9400F		13,177 (+39.2%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,369 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,766 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,656 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i5-9400F		11,077 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		10,697 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		10,671 (+12.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		2,051

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