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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $160.91 vs $240.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-11900F - $1.39 vs $1.94 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-9400 - 124 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
116
93.54838709677419%
Value, $/FPS
$1.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
71.64948453608247%
Price, $
$240
67%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F 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
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
63.74942422846615%
Multi-Core
4795
52.28437465925199%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i9-11900F
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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