Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Core i5-7300HQ vs Core i5-9400F comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i5-9400F is faster than the Core i5-7300HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-7300HQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-9400F has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i5-7300HQ that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-7300HQ. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-9400F has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-7300HQ. Also, the Core i5-9400F has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-7300HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-9400F CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i5-9400F has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-7300HQ. The Core i5-9400F also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-7300HQ has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.