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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K and the cheaper Core i5-11400F have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 31% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-11400F - 63 vs 48 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $113.0 vs $265.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-11900K - $2.35 vs $4.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.21/FPS
55.819477434679335%
Price, $
$265
42%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
48
76.19047619047619%
Value, $/FPS
$2.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$113
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 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 i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1961
82.70771826233657%
Multi-Core
7608
69.49214468396055%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i5-11400F
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$999/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1126.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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1 FPS
$799/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1135.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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1 FPS
$575.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
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1 FPS
$1849/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
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1 FPS
$857.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
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1 FPS
$910.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$881.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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1 FPS
$660.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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