Customers highly value the Core i5-9400F processor for its budget-friendly price point and easy installation process. Many users have commented on how well it works for their needs and how fast it is. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the lack of integrated graphics.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The quality of the goods is very good, exactly the same as the seller's description, very satisfied, really like it, completely beyond expectations, the delivery speed is very fast, the packaging is very careful and strict, the logistics company's service attitude is very good, the delivery speed is very fast, a very satisfying shopping
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Cons mentioned:
Graphics
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for gaming systems
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This CPU does not have imbedded graphics, so you would need a graphic card in your system. If you are doing CAD, Image processing or Games then this is not a Robles for you. It’s less $$$ and just as fast as the i5-9400 and if you get (or have) a motherboard that supports the higher speeds, you will get the 4.1 Turbo boost. Although it comes with a Heat Sink and Fan (already has the Thermal Paste too) and work fine for the Turbo, if you want to overclock it, you should upgrade the heatsink/fan (I am not overclocking mine).
Installation is straight forward and using a Gigabyte Aorus Pro (z390 chipset) it is more than enough speed.
It was on sale when I purchased it (when Best Buy has a sale, you can’t beat the price).
I would recommend this to a friend
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Cpu performance, Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Processor
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I5-9400 Is a great price to performance Sweet Spot. Excellent FPS for gaming, six cores is also good enough for video editing and general multitasking use. The particular processor that I bought from Best Buy benchmarks at around 97% versus others. I highly recommend the ninth generation processors over earlier versions, because of the soldered thermal interface, no delidding necessary to obtain good cooling.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent budget gaming when on sale
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
At a price point under $150, this chip is a good purchase. I would ignore the 2.9 GHz if you are using any decent cooling other than the included one. On decent cooling it will spend most of its time in 3.9 GHz range with all cores boosted. Only time I see low GHz is when chip is idle or very light load in background. Any active time it's 3.8 GHz-4.1 Ghz although 4.0 GHz and 4.1 GHz are rare as most workloads will use more than a couple cores. I would recommend this chip if you are Intel camp, need a cpu, can get it on sale, and don't want to wait on newer hardware. If you find it $129 and under it's a great deal. Anything over $150, go AMD r5 3600 unless you already have an Intel 300 series board.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Graphics
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Not Bad
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It's an i5-9400f. No on-board graphics, which isn't a big deal if you plan to have a graphics card separately. It's a lower-powered 6-core i5, so you won't need a fancy cooler, but having one for a 9th gen Intel CPU isn't a bad idea. If you can't deal with an i3, but don't want to spend for the 9600K or higher, this isn't a bad choice. Do note the newer 10th Gen Intel CPUs are out now though, and may be the better option. Also, do look at AMD CPUs as well, as they have made tremendous strides and may be a better fit for what you want to do.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Cons mentioned:
Graphics
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Incredible value!
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this to install on my GF's PC and it was a great value at $119. Make sure you are running dedicated graphics, since there isn't any graphiocs on this CPU.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great CPU if do not need graphics
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a great Processor for the 300 generation motherboards. Just make sure you have any graphics card because this cpu does not support graphics. Works great for us , and really good price.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Cons mentioned:
Graphics
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great processor
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It's a great processor for the price! No need for one with an integrated graphics processor when you have a dedicated graphics card.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Cons mentioned:
Graphics
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great CPU for price
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very worth to upgrade it. This is very cheap because no graphic included but if your desktop has External Graphics Card already try this
I would recommend this to a friend
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Cpu performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Upgrade!
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
huge upgrade from the 9th gen i3 that i had. would not recommend going with a processor under 6 cores in 2021
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great budget cpu for gaming.
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Cheap, but performs really well. Its a great budget cpu for gaming.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent for the price
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The best thing is the price, you have a nine generation i5 processor for a cheaper price. I have this processor with a rtx2060 and 16gb ram so I can play games in 4k high graphics settings with no problems.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It works great!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Time passed by and pc was a decade old. This works really well for what our family is using it for. AMD just came out with some great processors, but they seemed more geared for gaming. This is mostly used as a Plex Server & some other office type usage. The price was great!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great mid-level processor!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This processor does more than what I wanted for the price I paid. If you are looking at a mid-level processor for gaming I would go with this!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great budget cpu
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Grabbed 2 of these for budget gaming builds for my 2 sons. They get the job done for Fortnite, roblox, Minecraft, apex, valorant and cod. They can run a 2070s no problem.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Cpu performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
An exceptionally great deal for a CPU
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I matched this CPU against a fourth generation i7, and in my informal testing this i5 showed to be the superior CPU. Not having the onboard GPU is not an issue in that I've run dedicated video cards for ages.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great processor!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The processor was easy to install, and operates very quickly. Would recommend for basic home uses and for gaming that doesn't require too much. Overall, very happy with the purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great cpu for low end gaming pc
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Definitely would shop at best buy again. Bought this at a lower price which was only available at bestbuy. They even do price match to amazon and newsegg.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Bang for buck!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Got two of these for gaming builds for my kids, combined with an RX 570 and total cost of $500 per computer... Great Pricing and Performance!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good!!
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
put this with a msi matx edge 1151 mobo and your ready to go!!! i was surprised how well it does for gaming