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 ...]

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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: 31.97

Overall Rank:
1495th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
1047th fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
351st fastest in out of 1464 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7992

Single Thread Rating

2406

Samples: 232*
*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	27,272 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	16,938 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,234 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,718 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	106,924 KBytes/Sec
Physics	523 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,973 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,406 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
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 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,897
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,139
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,318
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,800
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,703
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,724
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,613
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		7,992

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.99
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		31.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.11
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,053
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,033
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,924
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,657
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,639
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,602
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		2,406

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2547112 - Apr 11 2025		7611
BL2521062 - Mar 31 2025		8416
BL2521010 - Mar 31 2025		6988
BL2520972 - Mar 31 2025		6765
BL2520404 - Mar 30 2025		6576

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 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		7,992
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		8,290 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,506 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,247 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i5-1035G4 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,858 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i5-10310U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		6,068 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		9,613 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,408 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		6,142 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i5-10400H @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		8,401 (+5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H vs Intel Core i5-9400H		8,059 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,751 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400H		7,610 (-4.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,104
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,070
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		7,040
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,801
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,799
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,559
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,181
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz		968

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