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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 121 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $113.0 vs $445.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.93 vs $3.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 24 vs 12 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$113
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
119
98.34710743801654%
Value, $/FPS
$3.74/FPS
24.86631016042781%
Price, $
$445
25%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 348505 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Ryzen 9 3900X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$18.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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53 FPS
$21.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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47 FPS
$17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$799
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47 FPS
$24.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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35 FPS
$16.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
In Stock
47 FPS
$18.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
In Stock
47 FPS
$19.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$910.41
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57 FPS
$15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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35 FPS
$18.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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57 FPS
$15.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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