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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 14% better in Starfield than Core i9-9940X - 67 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $113.0 vs $870.7
- Up to 89% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9940X - $1.69 vs $14.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
59
88.05970149253731%
Value, $/FPS
$14.76/FPS
11.449864498644986%
Price, $
$870.7
12%
Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.69/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
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9940X or Core i5-11400F
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
$66.6/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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14 FPS
$80.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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10 FPS
$79.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$113.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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2 FPS
$287.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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10 FPS
$85.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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10 FPS
$91.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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17 FPS
$51.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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2 FPS
$330.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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17 FPS
$52.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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