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Intel Core i5-9400T vs Intel Core i5-8279U gaming benchmark

Intel Core i5-9400T vs Intel Core i5-8279U

Processor comparisons   18-01-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i5-9400T vs Intel Core i5-8279U tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like SuperPi, Furmark, Gears 5, PCMark 10, WPrime, Prime95, RealBench, Blender, 7zip, PassMark, Handbrake, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, MATLAB, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Fortnite
  • Halo Infinite
  • Apex Legends
  • Valorant
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Valheim
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Last Man Standing
  • Death Stranding
  • Overwatch
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Borderlands 3
  • Fallout 76

   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8279U or Intel Core i5-9400T.


 
Intel Core i5-9400T
Intel Core i5-8279U

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i5-9400T52% Core i5-8279U52%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i5-9400T52% Core i5-8279U52%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite92.592.2
Valorant105.1104.8
Cyberpunk 207758.958.7
Apex Legends98.898.5
Call of Duty Warzone78.978.6
Overwatch85.284.9
Red Dead Redemption 272.672.3
DOOM Eternal52.652.4
Warzone82.081.7
Assassin's Creed88.388.0
Valheim87.387.0
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i5-9400T91% Core i5-8279U112%
To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-8279U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9400T as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 28W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-8279U
Cinbench 15 Single-core150171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core710782
Cinbench 20 Single-core417402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core20871702
Cinbench 23 Single-core10501062
Cinbench 23 Multi-core41144160

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-8279U
Single-Core20742225
Multi-Core78057893

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-8279U
Single-Core965943
Multi-Core44394136

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-8279U
Announcement dateApril 01, 2019July 07, 2019
TypeDesktopLaptop
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1528
Core nameCoffee LakeCoffee Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation98
Turbo Frequency3.4 MHz4.1 MHz
Frequency1.8 MHz2.4 MHz
Cores64
Threads68
Bus rate8 GT/s4 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm14 nm
Transistors count3600 millions1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)35 W28 W
Memory typeDDR4-2666DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory128 Gb32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache9 MB6 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberExpansion Options
Expansion Options
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-8279U is 25% better than Core i5-9400T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9400T has 2 more core than Core i5-8279U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9400T is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8279U is better: 11
   Although it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-9400T and Intel Core i5-8279U before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.
Intel Core i5-9400T - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i5-8279U - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


Intel Core i5-9400T Processor Comparisons
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• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8400H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i3-9320
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• Vs Core i5-10310U
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• Vs Core i7-8809G
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• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200


Intel Core i5-8279U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Core i5-8400H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
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