Intel Core i5-9400H Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-9400H has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 9. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1440 socket and was released in Q2/2019. The Intel Core i5-9400H scores 1,119 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,897 points.
Intel Core i5-9400H

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-9400H
Family: Intel Core i5 (334)
CPU group: Intel Core i 9000H (11)
Architecture: Coffee Lake H Refresh
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 9
Predecessor: Intel Core i5-8400H
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-9400H has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9400H is 2.50 GHz (4.30 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-9400H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-9400H uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-2133
DDR4-2666
34.2 GB/s
42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 35 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-9400H is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 8.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1440
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 8.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 250 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-9400H have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1354
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1354
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1345
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1341
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1340
Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1329
Intel Core i7-9850HE Intel Core i7-9850HE
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1329

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i7-1185G7E Intel Core i7-1185G7E
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4255
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4250
Intel Core i5-8257U Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4237
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
4225
Intel Core i7-4930MX Intel Core i7-4930MX
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
4188
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4177
Intel Core i7-10810U Intel Core i7-10810U
6C 12T @ 1.10 GHz
4146

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1126
Intel Core i9-8950HK Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1124
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1120
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1119
Intel Core i7-10510U Intel Core i7-10510U
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1118
Intel Core i7-9850HE Intel Core i7-9850HE
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1118
Intel Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1116

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3945
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3940
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3909
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3897
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
3891
Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3862
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3862

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-8300H Intel Core i5-8300H
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-10300H Intel Core i5-10300H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i3-9100HL Intel Core i3-9100HL
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
8211
Intel Core i7-10810U Intel Core i7-10810U
6C 12T @ 1.10 GHz
8177
Intel Core i5-8269U Intel Core i5-8269U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
8132
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
8120
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
8061
Intel Core i5-1035G4 Intel Core i5-1035G4
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
8050
Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
8014

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-8850H Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
1023
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
894
Intel Core i5-10300H Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
841
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
834
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
830
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
830
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
819

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