Core i5-9400F vs Pentium 3825U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3825U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.90
Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.12
+580%

i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by a whopping 580% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3825U and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24441025
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.13
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i5
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date30 March 2015 (9 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$182
Current price$90 (0.6x MSRP)$108 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 3825U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB1.5 MB
L3 cache2 MB9 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3825U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGALGA 1151-2
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3825U and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3825U and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3825U and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Broadwell)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3825U and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 3825U 0.90
i5-9400F 6.12
+580%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 580% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium 3825U 1395
i5-9400F 9470
+579%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 579% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 3825U 325
i5-9400F 1382
+325%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 325% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 3825U 653
i5-9400F 4840
+641%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 641% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Pentium 3825U 2951
i5-9400F 6490
+120%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 120% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium 3825U 6537
i5-9400F 31523
+382%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 382% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Pentium 3825U 25.41
i5-9400F 6.76
+276%

Pentium 3825U outperforms Core i5-9400F by 276% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pentium 3825U 2
i5-9400F 11
+429%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 429% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium 3825U 190
i5-9400F 984
+418%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 418% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Pentium 3825U 77
i5-9400F 173
+125%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 125% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pentium 3825U 0.9
i5-9400F 1.95
+117%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 117% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 3825U 0.2
i5-9400F 5.2
+2376%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 2376% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 3825U 1782
i5-9400F 5794
+225%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 225% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 3825U 12
i5-9400F 64
+436%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 436% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Pentium 3825U 63
i5-9400F 234
+274%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Pentium 3825U by 274% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 6.12
Recency 30 March 2015 7 January 2019
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 6
Cost $161 $182
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium 3825U has its recommended price lower by $21, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

i5-9400F, on the other hand, has a 580% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3825U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 3825U is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3825U and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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