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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $112.53 vs $270.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-11900 - $3.88 vs $5.0 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 86% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-10400F - 54 vs 29 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
29
53.70370370370371%
Value, $/FPS
$3.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112.53
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5/FPS
77.60000000000001%
Price, $
$270
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
67.51173708920187%
Multi-Core
5751
65.23366606170599%
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i9-11900
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
3 FPS
$766.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i5-10400F
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Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$599.99/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
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Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1229.48/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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