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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 798 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 9% better in War Thunder than Core i9-9900KF - 215 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $113.0 vs $359.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-9900KF - $0.53 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
197
91.62790697674419%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
29.120879120879124%
Price, $
$359
31%
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$113
100%
FPS and 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
Movie
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-11400F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
166 FPS
$6.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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164 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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159 FPS
$5.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$799
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159 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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147 FPS
$3.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
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159 FPS
$5.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
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159 FPS
$5.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$910.41
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169 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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147 FPS
$4.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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169 FPS
$5.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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