i5-9400F vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Core i5-9400F by a whopping 271% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 238 | 1105 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 24 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.50 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 52.06 | 8.63 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) | 8 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $182 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.12 | 5.96 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 8 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 6 |
| Threads | 10 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 271.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400F in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
