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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 and the cheaper Core i5-11400 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 15% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-11400 - 54 vs 47 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $150.95 vs $270.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-11900 - $3.21 vs $5.0 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
47
87.03703703703704%
Value, $/FPS
$3.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1940
91.07981220657277%
Multi-Core
7300
82.80399274047187%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-11400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
3 FPS
$766.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$3298/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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3 FPS
$1566.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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