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    Intel Core i5-9400 vs Intel Core i3-8020

    Intel Core i5-9400
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    2900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
    Intel Core i5-9400

    Intel Core i3-8020
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2018
    Intel Core i3-8020

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i5-9400
      116%
    • Intel Core i3-8020
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-9400
      109%
    • Intel Core i3-8020
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-9400
      123%
    • Intel Core i3-8020
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9400

    9% higher single threaded performance.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 23% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 16% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8020

    None
    Intel Core i5-9400

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-9400

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i5-9400

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-9400

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i3-8020
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    FMA3
    F16C
    BMI1
    BMI2
    Boost 2.0

    Architecture

    Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i3-8020
    ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Coffelake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
    CodenameCoffee LakevsCoffee Lake
    Release DateSep 2018vsSep 2018

    Cores

    Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i3-8020
    Cores6vs4
    Threads6vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsUHD Graphics 630

    Cache

    Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i3-8020
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i3-8020
    SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
    Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
    PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA1151
    Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
    Process14 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i3-8020
    Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs3700 MHz
    Turbo Clock Speed4100 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltagevariablevsvariable
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-9400
      4920 points
    • Intel Core i3-8020
      4440 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-9400
      20880 points
    • Intel Core i3-8020
      17760 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-9400 (simulated)
      174.25
    • Intel Core i3-8020 (simulated)
      159.31

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-9400 (simulated)
      972.54
    • Intel Core i3-8020 (simulated)
      790.21

    points - higher is better

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