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Intel Core i5 9400F vs Intel Core i5 9600

Intel Core i5 9400F Cpu
Intel Core i5 9400F
Intel Core i5 9600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600
Editiorial reviews
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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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Intel's Core i5-9600K looks to upset the Ryzen 5 2600X as the value chip for the mainstream.Read more
The Core i5-9600K may not have the core-count increases of its higher-priced siblings, but it received a healthy frequency bump over its predecessor, coupled with hardware patches to some vulnerabilities. We already proved that the i7-9700K is the best gaming CPU by Intel. Can the humble Core i5 challenge it in this arena?Read more
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User rating
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i5 9400FIntel Core i5 9400F
Intel Core i5 9600Intel Core i5 9600
Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i5 9400FIntel Core i5 9400F
Intel Core i5 9600Intel Core i5 9600
Clock speed2.9 GHz3.1 GHz
Max turbo speed4.1 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores66
Number of threads66
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i5 9400FIntel Core i5 9400F
Intel Core i5 9600Intel Core i5 9600
On-board graphics adapternoyes
TypeNot availableIntel UHD Graphics 630

Memory

Intel Core i5 9400FIntel Core i5 9400F
Intel Core i5 9600Intel Core i5 9600
Cache9 MB9 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor128.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

Intel Core i5 9400FIntel Core i5 9400F
Intel Core i5 9600Intel Core i5 9600
Cooler includednono
Thermal specification212.0 °F212.0 °F

Features

Intel Core i5 9400FIntel Core i5 9400F
Intel Core i5 9600Intel Core i5 9600
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S1S

Pros & Cons

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