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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 5% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-10940X - 141 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $218.99 vs $820.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-10940X - $1.55 vs $6.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 28 vs 12 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
134
95.0354609929078%
Value, $/FPS
$6.12/FPS
25.326797385620914%
Price, $
$820
26%
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i9-10940X
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
29 FPS
$39.97/FPS
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Core i5-11500
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$44.1/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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29 FPS
$39.62/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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$40.66/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$44.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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