Intel Core i5-9400 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9400
    187%
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9400
    155%
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9400
    220%
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 55% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 120% 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 87% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2400

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 i5-2400
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 i5-2400
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateSep 2018vsJan 2011

Cores

Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i5-2400
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i5-2400
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 i5-2400
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-9400Intel Core i5-2400
Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock4100 MHzvs3400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9400
    4920 points
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    3400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9400
    20880 points
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    12400 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9400 (simulated)
    174.25
  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    112.11

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9400 (simulated)
    972.54
  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    441.52

points - higher is better