Intel Core i7-6700 vs Intel Core i5-9400F
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-9400F is 4% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 50 52
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Top speed 4 GHz 4.1 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 192 194
Released20152019
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-6700 better than the Intel Core i5-9400F for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-9400F scores 52 and the Intel Core i7-6700 50.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT for the Intel Core i7-6700, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER for the Intel Core i5-9400F.