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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 798 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 28% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-9400F - 181 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $112.0 vs $240.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-11900KF - $0.79 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
59.3984962406015%
Price, $
$240
46%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
141
77.90055248618785%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
59.47345705653863%
Multi-Core
4834
47.743209876543204%
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i5-9400F
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$14.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,126.99
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165 FPS
$7.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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76 FPS
$15.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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166 FPS
$19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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67 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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149 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,862
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149 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184.4
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168 FPS
$19.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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166 FPS
$13.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,225
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160 FPS
$22.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,559.99
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