Intel Core i5-9400H Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-16

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.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i5-9400H
Family:	Intel Core i5 (331)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 9000H (11)
Architecture:	Coffee Lake H Refresh
Segment:	Mobile
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):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
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.

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

Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz (4.30 GHz)

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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 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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	1120
	Intel Core i5-10400 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1120
	Intel Core i7-8809G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1120
	Intel Core i5-9400H 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1119
	Intel Core i7-9850HE 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1118
	Intel Core i7-10510U 4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz	1118
	Apple A12 Bionic 6C 6T @ 2.49 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 Xeon E3-1270 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	3927
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3924
	AMD Ryzen 3 7320U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3909
	Intel Core i5-9400H 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	3897
	Intel Core i7-5775C 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3897
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	3894
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3891

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1345
	Intel Core i3-9100T 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1342
	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R 16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz	1342
	Intel Core i5-9400H 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1341
	Apple A12X Bionic 8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz	1341
	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1340
	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1340

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4237
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4231
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4231
	Intel Core i5-9400H 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	4225
	MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	4223
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	4207
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz	4189

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 i5-7500 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i5-7600T Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i7-6700T Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	Intel Core i5-9400H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	422
	AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 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 i7-10810U 6C 12T @ 1.10 GHz	8177
	Intel Xeon E-2276ME 6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz	8169
	Intel Core i5-8269U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	8132
	Intel Core i5-9400H 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	8120
	Intel Core i5-9400T 6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz	8120
	Intel Core i5-9500TE 6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz	8117
	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1807B 4C 8T @ 3.35 GHz	8100

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 Xeon E3-1275 v5 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	844
	Intel Core i5-10300H 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	841
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	836
	Intel Core i5-9400H 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	834
	Intel Core i7-8809G 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	830
	Intel Core i7-7920HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	830
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	827

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,042 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
516 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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