Iris Graphics 48 vs i5-9400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Iris Graphics 48 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1108	not rated
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.42	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Iris Graphics
Power efficiency	8.68	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Gen9
Release date	8 January 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$182	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Iris Graphics 48 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)	no data
Threads	6	no data
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	0.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size	149 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Iris Graphics 48 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Iris Graphics 48. 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)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Iris Graphics 48 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	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Iris Graphics 48 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 Core i5-9400F and Iris Graphics 48. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	65,536 MB 67,108,864 KB 68,719,476,736 B 0.0625 TiB 64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Iris Graphics 48.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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