Intel Core i5-9400F Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Core i5-9400F Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2019 with 6 cores and 6 threads. With base clock at 2.9GHz, max speed at 4.1GHz, and a 65W power rating. Core i5-9400F is based on the Coffee Lake Refresh 14nm family and part of the Core i5 series.
Price 87.5%
Speed 62%
Productivity 42%
Gaming 87%

Core i5-9400F - 1080p - RX 6600 XT - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Core i5-13600K
153.2
Core i5-13600K
153.2
Core i5-13600K
153.2
Core i5-13600K
153.2
Ryzen 5 7600X
149
Ryzen 5 7600X
149
Ryzen 5 7600X
149
Ryzen 5 7600X
149
Ryzen 5 5600X
142.7
Ryzen 5 5600X
142.7
Ryzen 5 5600X
142.7
Ryzen 5 5600X
142.7
Core i5-11600K
142.1
Core i5-11600K
142.1
Core i5-11600K
142.1
Core i5-11600K
142.1
Core i5-10600K
141.7
Core i5-10600K
141.7
Core i5-10600K
141.7
Core i5-10600K
141.7
Ryzen 5 3600XT
137.4
Ryzen 5 3600XT
137.4
Core i5-12400
137.4
Ryzen 5 3600XT
137.4
Core i5-12400
137.4
Ryzen 5 3600XT
137.4
Core i5-12400
137.4
Core i5-12400
137.4
Ryzen 5 3600X
136.4
Ryzen 5 3600X
136.4
Ryzen 5 3600X
136.4
Ryzen 5 3600X
136.4
Ryzen 5 3600
135.8
Ryzen 5 5500
135.8
Ryzen 5 3600
135.8
Ryzen 5 5500
135.8
Ryzen 5 3600
135.8
Ryzen 5 5500
135.8
Ryzen 5 3600
135.8
Ryzen 5 5500
135.8
Core i5-11400
132.2
Core i5-11400
132.2
Core i5-11400
132.2
Core i5-11400
132.2
Core i5-10400
131.7
Core i5-10400
131.7
Core i5-10400
131.7
Core i5-10400
131.7
Core i5-9600K
131.6
Core i5-9600K
131.6
Core i5-9600K
131.6
Core i5-9600K
131.6
Core i5-8600K
130.8
Core i5-8600K
130.8
Core i5-8600K
130.8
Core i5-8600K
130.8
Core i5-9400F
126.9
Core i5-9400F
126.9
Core i5-9400F
126.9
Core i5-9400F
126.9
Ryzen 5 2600X
125.6
Ryzen 5 2600X
125.6
Ryzen 5 2600X
125.6
Ryzen 5 2600X
125.6
Core i5-8400
123.7
Core i5-8400
123.7
Core i5-8400
123.7
Core i5-8400
123.7
Ryzen 5 1600X
123.2
Ryzen 5 1600X
123.2
Ryzen 5 1600X
123.2
Ryzen 5 1600X
123.2
Ryzen 5 1600 AF
122.7
Ryzen 5 1600 AF
122.7
Ryzen 5 1600 AF
122.7
Ryzen 5 1600 AF
122.7
Core i5-7600K
116.2
Core i5-7600K
116.2
Core i5-7600K
116.2
Core i5-7600K
116.2
Ryzen 5 3400G
113.7
Ryzen 5 3400G
113.7
Ryzen 5 3400G
113.7
Ryzen 5 3400G
113.7
Ryzen 5 2400G
112.5
Ryzen 5 2400G
112.5
Ryzen 5 2400G
112.5
Ryzen 5 2400G
112.5
A12-9800
96.9
A12-9800
96.9
A12-9800
96.9
A12-9800
96.9
A10-9700
94.9
A10-9700
94.9
A10-9700
94.9
A10-9700
94.9
A10-7890K
93.9
A10-7890K
93.9
A10-7890K
93.9
A10-7890K
93.9

The Core i5-9400F GPU ranks between the Core i5-9400F and Ryzen 5 2600X in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i5-9400F but still offers 1% more juice than the Ryzen 5 2600X for those epic gaming sessions. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i5-9400F shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i5-8400 by a whopping 2.6%. Once again, the Core i5-8400 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Coffee Lake Refresh-based successor shows a ~2.6% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i5-8400 is a testament to how far behind the mid-range Coffee Lake-based GPUs lag compared to the new Coffee Lake Refresh lineup. With its performance, the Core i5-9400F snags the 60th spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the Core i5-9400F GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 6-cores and 6-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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