Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-9400H can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400H CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-9400H CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 31.65

Overall Rank:
1397th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
961st fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
325th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $250.00 USD (2019-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7913

Single Thread Rating

2403

Samples: 178*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,191
Thread: 2,503

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	27,124 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,849 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,091 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,687 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	106,139 KBytes/Sec
Physics	518 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,875 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,403 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,416
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,478
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,017
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,835
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,803
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,728
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		7,913

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		31.65
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.25
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,675
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,612
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		2,403

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2251109 - Nov 21 2024		7739
BL2240994 - Nov 09 2024		9122
BL2233234 - Oct 30 2024		8275
BL2213900 - Oct 08 2024 [Excluded]		7317
BL2209305 - Oct 02 2024		5857

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		7,913
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		8,351 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,568 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,357 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i5-1035G4 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,855 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		9,728 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,456 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		6,209 (-21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i5-9400H		8,100 (+2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,765 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,636 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i5-9300HF @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,327 (-7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,144 (-9.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,091
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,913
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,823
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,585
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,338
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,217
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,200
Intel Core i7-14650HX		5,997
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		962

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