Intel Core i5-9400F 6-Core 4.1GHz Desktop Processor $130 + Free Shipping

[balloonshark]

Just saw this on slickdeals. This chip does not have integrated graphics.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MRCGQQ4/

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/intel-...ssor-without-graphics/6350570.p?skuId=6350570

https://express.google.com/product/...05639037001692_6620286606175413805_125181302?

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[VirtualLarry]

The i5-9400F is actually somewhat of a reasonable CPU for building a gaming rig. (Though I still personally prefer the R5 3600 myself.)

This is a great deal!

Edit: Debating buying another one. I bought a i5-9400F and an ASRock B365 Pro4 ATX mobo @ Newegg on a combo sale for like $230 or $250, but then I just sold the i5-9400F off on FS thread last week, leaving me with a mobo that might be a hard sell, because it's not a Z-series mobo. But the i5-9400F DOES NOT overclock (save for MCE functionality, which may only be possible on a Z-series board anyways). So maybe I should pick up another one at this new lower price, to go with my board, and build a rig with it.

Any chance that these will drop further in price, maybe $100-110? They seem to be a relative bargain for building gaming PCs, and they can do an all-core clock of 3.90Ghz (Turbo), which may edge out the Ryzen R5 1600 slightly, even if it's overclocked to 3.80Ghz (like the rig I just built). Although Ryzen has an edge with SMT support.

 

[SamirD]

Seems to have a very, very slight (more than likely completely unnoticeable in use) speed advantage as well:

Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz [cpubenchmark.net] by PassMark Software

www.cpubenchmark.net