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Intel Core i5-9400F vs Intel Pentium Silver N6005

Intel Core i5-9400F

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The Intel Core i5-9400F is a six-core desktop processor based on the Coffee Lake architecture introduced in October 2018 along with the flagship Intel Core i9-9900K. The processor clocks at 2.9-4.1 GHz and can process up to 6 threads simultaneously. The Intel Core i5-9400F is manufactured in the improved 14-nm process (14nm++).

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i5-8400, the performance could only be increased slightly. Performance increases of up to 10 percent can be expected. Both processors (old and new) still do not offer hyperthreading. The performance increase therefore only adds up to small architecture improvements and a slightly higher basic and turbo clock rate. This CPU is suitable for everyday office use, which does not require large coolers due to the low waste heat. But games are also among the application areas, because in games the Intel Core i5-9400F clearly beats the Intel Core i3-9100F. Here the six cores are paying off in the meantime. 

Graphics unit

The Intel Core i5-9400F is a processor without integrated graphics unit. If you value an iGPU, you should take a closer look at the Intel Core i5-9400, as it offers the entry level Intel UHD Graphics 630.

Power consumption

Intel puts the Thermal Design Power (TDP) at 65 watts. This means there is no need for large cooling systems, which also allows installation in very compact housings.

Intel Pentium Silver N6005

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The Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is a quad-core SoC of the Jasper Lake series that is primarily intended for inexpensive and small desktop and was announced in early 2021. The four Tremont CPU cores clock between 2 and 3.3 GHz (single core Burst) and offer no HyperThreading (SMT). The N6005 uses 1.5 MB L2 and 4 MB L3 cache. The chip is manufactured in 10nm at Intel (most likely in the same process as Ice Lake).

CPU Architecture

The processor architecture is called Tremont and a complete redesign compared to the old Golmont Plus cores in the predecessor. According to Intel, the single thread performance of a core could be improved by 30% on average (10 - 80% in all tests of SPECint and SPECfp).

Features

In addition to the quad-core CPU block, the SoC integrates a 32 EU Intel UHD Graphics GPU clocked from 450 - 900 MHz and a LPDDR4(x) dual channel memory controller (up to 16 GB and 2933 MHz). The chip now also partly integrates Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+), 8 PCIe 3.0 lanes, 14 USB 2.0 / 3.2 ports and two SATA 6.0 ports. The package got bigger and measures 35 x 24 mm (compared to 25 x 24 mm for the N5030 e.g.). The SoC is directly soldered to the mainboard (BGA) and can't be easily replaced.

Performance

The average N6005 in our database is in the same league as the Core i3-1110G4, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is enough to enjoy Web browsing and watch videos online without noticeable slowdowns, as of mid 2023 - which is what most consumers want.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 15 W, the Intel NUC11ATKPE is among the fastest systems built around the N6005 that we know of. It can be about 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power Consumption

Similar to the predecessor, Intel specifies the TDP with 10 Watts (versus the 6 W of the mobile N6000). The chip can therefore be cooled passively in theory, but SKUs with fans are possible as well.

ModelIntel Core i5-9400FIntel Pentium Silver N6005
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeIntel Jasper Lake
CodenameCoffee Lake-RJasper Lake
Series: Jasper Lake Jasper Lake
Intel Core i9-9900KS compare4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900K compare3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700K compare3.6 - 4.9 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700 compare3 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9600K compare3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900T compare2.1 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400F « 2.9 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-9100F compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Pentium Silver N6005 « 2 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Silver N6000 compare1.1 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron N5095 compare2 - 2.9 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron N5105 compare2 - 2.9 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron N5100 compare1.1 - 2.8 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron N4505 compare2 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron N4500 compare1.1 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores4 MB L3
Clock2900 - 4100 MHz2000 - 3300 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB1.5 MB
L3 Cache9 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 64 / 4
TDP65 Watt10 Watt
Technology14 nm, 10010 nm
Die Size149 mm2
SocketLGA 1151-2BGA1338
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX, Quick Sync, VirtualizationDDR4-2933/LPDDR4x-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
Architecturex86x86
$182 U.S.
Announced
max. Temp.105 °C
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) (450 - 900 MHz)
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-9400F
30.9 pt (43%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Pentium N6005
22.7 pt (31%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 1525     avg: 1944     median: 1833 (2%)     max: 2475 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 624     avg: 671     median: 694 (30%)     max: 696 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
416 Points (46%)
min: 239     avg: 255.7     median: 262 (29%)     max: 266 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
2378 Points (6%)
min: 584     avg: 751     median: 720 (2%)     max: 948 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
984 Points (6%)
min: 267     avg: 338     median: 319 (2%)     max: 428 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
173 Points (52%)
min: 107     avg: 117     median: 121 (36%)     max: 123 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
11.3 Points (15%)
min: 4.14     avg: 4.9     median: 4.9 (6%)     max: 5.56 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2 Points (49%)
min: 1.47     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (37%)     max: 1.48 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6490 Points (39%)
min: 3776     avg: 3970     median: 3970 (24%)     max: 4164 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
31523 Points (23%)
min: 10619     avg: 12496     median: 12496 (9%)     max: 14373 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
40065 Points (28%)
min: 15504     avg: 17871     median: 17871 (12%)     max: 20238 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
8182 Points (10%)
min: 6163     avg: 6168     median: 6167.5 (8%)     max: 6172 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
198.7 s (2%)
min: 493.256     avg: 554     median: 554.1 (7%)     max: 615 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
6.8 s (1%)
min: 16.004     avg: 16.6     median: 16.5 (3%)     max: 17.09 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
5794 Points (9%)
min: 1525     avg: 1675     median: 1674.5 (3%)     max: 1824 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
25639 MIPS (15%)
min: 9367     avg: 10727     median: 9964 (6%)     max: 12851 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
4678 MIPS (56%)
min: 3425     avg: 3468     median: 3465 (41%)     max: 3515 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
64 fps (22%)
min: 21.6     avg: 25.2     median: 25.2 (9%)     max: 28.75 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
234 fps (54%)
min: 102     avg: 118.8     median: 118.8 (27%)     max: 135.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
9.1 fps (16%)
min: 1.65     avg: 1.9     median: 1.8 (3%)     max: 2.34 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (0%)
min: 0.219     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (0%)     max: 0.23 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.9 GB/s (15%)
0.4 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
5.2 GB/s (14%)
min: 2.6     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (7%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
2464 Seconds (31%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
468.5 Seconds (3%)
min: 1354     avg: 1730     median: 1805 (13%)     max: 2032 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.7 sec (14%)
min: 1.073     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (25%)     max: 1.171 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 4881     avg: 5451     median: 5451 (12%)     max: 6021 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.3 s (2%)
min: 17.564     avg: 17.6     median: 17.6 (4%)     max: 17.58 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
20.8 s (1%)
min: 39.14     avg: 39.2     median: 39.2 (2%)     max: 39.333 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
499.8 s (2%)
min: 866     avg: 881     median: 880.6 (4%)     max: 895.292 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 10338     avg: 12077     median: 12076.5 (11%)     max: 13815 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
11185 Points (30%)
min: 3659     avg: 4342     median: 4341.5 (12%)     max: 5024 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
70546 Points (57%)
min: 25277     avg: 36490     median: 36489.5 (30%)     max: 47702 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
70482 Points (57%)
min: 27534     avg: 37546     median: 37545.5 (30%)     max: 47557 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
72413 Points (61%)
min: 37549     avg: 46388     median: 46388 (39%)     max: 55227 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
8275 Points (21%)
min: 2945     avg: 3737     median: 3737 (9%)     max: 4529 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
12616 Points (22%)
min: 4295     avg: 5349     median: 5349 (10%)     max: 6403 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
5777 Points (24%)
1956 Points (8%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
578 Points (16%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
1332 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1139 Points (48%)
min: 606     avg: 680     median: 695 (29%)     max: 738 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5715 Points (10%)
min: 1578     avg: 1884     median: 1673 (3%)     max: 2402 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1132 Points (5%)
min: 603     avg: 659     median: 680 (3%)     max: 694 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5698 Points (18%)
min: 1313     avg: 1768     median: 1537 (5%)     max: 2455 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5347 Points (53%)
min: 2555     avg: 2878     median: 2764 (28%)     max: 3314 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
21830 Points (24%)
min: 5097     avg: 6641     median: 5399 (6%)     max: 9426 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
867 ms (1%)
min: 1396     avg: 1443     median: 1417 (2%)     max: 1516 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
104.2 Points (30%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
211 Points (44%)
min: 142.3     avg: 145.1     median: 146 (30%)     max: 147 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
539 Points (21%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
131.6 Watt (23%)
min: 18.9     avg: 23     median: 23 (4%)     max: 27 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
122.5 Watt (22%)
min: 18     avg: 21.8     median: 21.8 (4%)     max: 25.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 7.34     avg: 7.8     median: 7.8 (5%)     max: 8.21 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
8 Points per Watt (6%)
17.7 Points per Watt (13%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-9400F → 100% n=41

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium Silver N6005 → 57% n=41

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