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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2400S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 31% better in Minecraft than Core i5-2400S - 794 vs 604 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $70.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-11900 - $0.12 vs $0.34 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
794
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
35.29411764705882%
Price, $
$270
25%
FPS Winner
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 i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
604
76.0705289672544%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
Buy for $70 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361342 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
496
23.286384976525824%
Multi-Core
1352
15.335753176043557%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-2400S
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
610 FPS
$3.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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551 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
In Stock
610 FPS
$7.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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