So sánh i5 9400f vs i7 8700k năm 2024

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core i7 8700K against the 2.9 GHz i5 9400F. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors

Single-Core Performance

Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks

Multi-Core Performance

Measure performance when all cores are involved

Power Efficiency

The efficiency score of power consumption

NanoReview Final Score

Generic CPU rating

The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9400F and 8700K

Advantages of Intel Core i7 8700K

  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 3072 KB larger L3 cache size
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • 15% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.1 GHz)

Advantages of Intel Core i5 9400F

  • Newer - released 1-year and 3-months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench R23

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

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PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

Integer math 46 GOps/sec 26.4 GOps/sec Floating point math 28.7 GOps/sec 22.6 GOps/sec Find prime numbers 39M Primes/sec 38M Primes/sec Random string sorting 25.7M Strings/sec 16.6M Strings/sec Data encryption 4.8 GBytes/sec 2.9 GBytes/sec Data compression 200.4 MBytes/sec 134.1 MBytes/sec Physics 816 Frames/sec 651 Frames/sec Extended instructions 13.5B Matrices/sec 11.7B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3], [4]

Value for money

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Comparing Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingPlace by popularitynot in top-100Value for money12.2522.37Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processorSeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core i5Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Release date5 October 2017 (6 years old)8 January 2019 (5 years old)Launch price (MSRP)$359$182Current price$241 (0.7x MSRP)$122 (0.7x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9400F has 83% better value for money than i7-8700K.

Technical specs

Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)Threads126Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.9 GHzBoost clock speed4.7 GHz4.1 GHzL1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)L3 cache12288 KB9 MB (shared)Chip lithography14 nm14 nmDie size149 mm2149 mm2Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °CMaximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C64 bit support++Windows 11 compatibility++Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2AES-NI++AVX++vPro+no dataEnhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0Hyper-Threading Technology+-TSX+-TSX+no dataIdle States++Thermal Monitoring++SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-EDB++Secure Key++MPX++Identity Protection++SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® MEOS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no dataVT-d++VT-x++EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666Maximum memory size128 GB128 GBMax memory channels22Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/sECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no dataMax video memory64 GBno dataQuick Sync Video+no dataClear Video+no dataClear Video HD+no dataGraphics max frequency1.2 GHzno dataInTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no dataMax resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno dataMax resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno dataMax resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no dataOpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8700K and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version3.03.0PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 44% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 44% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 15% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 34% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 13% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 24% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Core i7-8700K by 63% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 33% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 38% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 11% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 13% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 54% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 23% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Core i7-8700K by 1% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i5-9400F by 36% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.93 6.20 Recency 5 October 2017 8 January 2019 Threads 12 6 Cost $359 $182 Boost clock speed 4700 4100 Base clock speed 3700 2900 Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

The Core i7-8700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400F in performance tests.


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