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Intel Core i5 2500 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9400F Cpu
Intel Core i5 9400F
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4 editorial reviews
Page 2 - Intel Core i5-2500K Architecture; Test SystemRead more
Without doubt the new range of Intel CPUs are incredible - we show you why.Read more
This latest mid-range processor is a huge leap forwardsRead more
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Intel's Core i5-9400 and -9400F CPUs, armed with with six cores and six threads, come to defend the company's gaming dominance in the mid-range market.Read more
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4.1 out of 5
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General

Processor socketLGA 1155LGA 1151LGA 1151
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit
Component for
N/A
PCPC

Processor

Clock speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Max turbo speed3.7 GHz4.0 GHz4.1 GHz
Number of cores466
Number of threads466
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMIDMI3DMI3
Idle statesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesno
TypeIntel HD Graphics 2000Intel UHD Graphics 630Not available
On-board graphics adapter base frequency850.0 MHz350.0 MHz
N/A
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
12.0
N/A

Memory

Cache6 MB9 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB64.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)21.0 GB/s41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processor
N/A
DDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channels
N/A
DualDual

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes161616
Supported instruction setsAVX
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyes
Scalability
N/A
1S1S

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