Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Processor

Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Processor

9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz

Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Processor

9M Cache, up to 4.10 GHz

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3 Expert reviews

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06/05/2019

Summary

With recently seeing a deal on the Intel Core i5 9400F processor, I picked it up for testing as part of our Spectre / Meltdown / Foreshadow / Zombieload testing since it features some hardware mitigations and is otherwise quite similar to the unmitigated...
phoronix.com
05/10/2019

Summary

The Core i5-9400F represents the most iterative updates possible, yet it clings to the mid-range gaming crown. But the -9400F's lack of Hyper-Threading and a locked multiplier allows the Ryzen 5 2600X to rise up as a more attractive option when we look at...
tomshardware.com

Pros

Leading game performance, Discounted price compared to vanilla Core i5-9400, Flimsy bundled cooler is better than nothing,

Cons

Disabled graphics, Locked ratio multiplier, Big price-to-performance disadvantage compared to AMD in threaded workloads

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