Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-9400F can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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: 135.26

Overall Rank:
1218th fastest in multithreading out of 4862 CPUs
905th fastest in single threading out of 4862 CPUs
379th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs
285th fastest in out of 1426 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $69.99 USD (2024-10-13)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9467

Single Thread Rating

2436

Samples: 5107*
*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	26,280 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,502 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,445 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,881 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	133,437 KBytes/Sec
Physics	652 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,700 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,436 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of October 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!
	$69.98 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop, Laptop CPUs
As of 14th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,077
Intel Core i7-12700H		26,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,024
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,442
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,162
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,854
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,815
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,753

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.01
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		135.26
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.92
Intel Core i7-12700H		57.21
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.75
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.56
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.27
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,690
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,690
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,583
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,074
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,045
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,680
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,655
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		2,436

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2216259 - Oct 10 2024		10099
BL2216168 - Oct 10 2024		9729
BL2214302 - Oct 08 2024		8725
BL2213600 - Oct 07 2024		10449
BL2213363 - Oct 07 2024		9805

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 14th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		9,467
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		7,129 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,544 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,727 (-7.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-9400F		11,598 (+22.5%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,233 (-2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9400F		13,160 (+39.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9400F		9,256 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,760 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		8,653 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i5-9400F		11,045 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		10,682 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400F		10,670 (+12.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,417
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,106
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,491
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,974
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz		2,051

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