Processor U300 vs i5-9400F
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-9400F outperforms Processor U300 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1199 | 1237 |
| Place by popularity | 23 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.51 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Raptor Lake-U |
| Power efficiency | 8.69 | 35.93 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) | Raptor Lake-U (2023) |
| Release date | 8 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $182 | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-9400F and Processor U300 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 55 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 9 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-9400F and Processor U300 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Processor U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-9400F and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Processor U300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Processor U300.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.90 | 5.63 |
| Recency | 8 January 2019 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 5 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-9400F has a 4.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores.
Processor U300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Processor U300.
Note that Core i5-9400F is a desktop processor while Processor U300 is a notebook one.
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