Intel Core i5 9400F vs Intel Core i7 6850K
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 9400F 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 9MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
+3%
1014
Intel Core i7 6850K
979
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
5579
Intel Core i7 6850K
+30%
7282
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
+41%
1396
Intel Core i7 6850K
986
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
+32%
5142
Intel Core i7 6850K
3877
Blender
Intel Core i5 9400F
84
Intel Core i7 6850K
+19%
100
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
+7%
1067
Intel Core i7 6850K
988
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
4806
Intel Core i7 6850K
+22%
5881
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
+1%
2453
Intel Core i7 6850K
2409
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
9511
Intel Core i7 6850K
+19%
11382
General Parameters
Jan 2019
Release Date
May 2016
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
i5-9400F
Processor Number
i7-6850K
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
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-
-
Package
-
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14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
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65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
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-
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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-
-
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-
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-
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6
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
29x
Multiplier
36x
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
9 MB shared
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
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-
-
-
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-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
40
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
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