Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Core i5-7400

Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2018
Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Core i5-7400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i5-7400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    131%
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    122%
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    140%
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100F

Much higher single threaded performance (around 22% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 40% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 31% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7400

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i3-9100F.

Intel Core i3-9100F

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100F

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-9100F

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100F

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-7400
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
vPro

Architecture

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-7400
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsKaby Lake
Release DateApr 2018vsSep 2016

Cores

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-7400
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-7400
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6MB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-7400
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-9100FIntel Core i5-7400
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    5040 points
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    3960 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100F
    17280 points
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    15840 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    180.83
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    148

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100F (simulated)
    768.86
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    549

points - higher is better