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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Valheim than Core i9-9940X - 215 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $160.68 vs $870.7
- Up to 83% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-9940X - $0.75 vs $4.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 28 vs 12 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
202
93.95348837209302%
Value, $/FPS
$4.31/FPS
17.40139211136891%
Price, $
$870.7
18%
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i9-9940X
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
81 FPS
$16.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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81 FPS
$17.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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81 FPS
$12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$975.45
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81 FPS
$20.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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