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Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Compare complete builds side by side.
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Check specs, price, and value across parts.
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
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Will It Run?
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Intel
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About This Product
The Intel Core i5-9400F is a 6-core, 6-thread desktop CPU from the 9th Gen Coffee Lake Refresh series. It offers a base clock of 2.9 GHz and a boost clock of 4.1 GHz. This CPU is suitable for budget gaming builds targeting 1080p at medium to high settings when paired with a discrete GPU, as it lacks integrated graphics. At its current price, it competes with entry-level modern CPUs like the Intel i3-12100F or AMD Ryzen 5 5500, which generally offer better single-core performance.
Verdict
βGood for budget 1080p gaming builds on existing LGA 1151 platforms.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
82.2 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
73.2 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Cyberpunk 2077
Mixed player settings
272 FPS
Smooth
Reference GPU
Minecraft
Mixed player settings
163 FPS
Smooth
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