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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 1% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-10900K - 140 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $113.0 vs $490.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-10900K - $0.81 vs $3.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
140
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/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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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
138
98.57142857142858%
Value, $/FPS
$3.55/FPS
22.816901408450708%
Price, $
$490
23%
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i9-10900K
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$26.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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36 FPS
$31.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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32 FPS
$24.97/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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31 FPS
$36.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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21 FPS
$27.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
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31 FPS
$27.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
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31 FPS
$29.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$910.41
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40 FPS
$22.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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21 FPS
$31.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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40 FPS
$22.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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