Core i9-11900KF vs Core i5-11400F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $513

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Prices and Stock

Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF and the cheaper Core i5-11400F have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i9-11900KF

Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Core i5-11400F - 287 vs 284 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-11400F

Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - CA$237.23 vs CA$515.46
Up to 53% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i9-11900KF - CA$0.84 vs CA$1.80 per FPS
Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

This is a free version of F1 22.

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

287

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.8/FPS

47%

Price, CA$

CA$515.46

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

Buy for CA$515.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 525 minutes ago

Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

284

99%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.84/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$237.23

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

Buy for CA$237.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 525 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

143

FPS

152

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

236

FPS

287

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

234

FPS

238

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

629

FPS

676

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

842

FPS

889

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

100%

Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

1961

85%

Multi-Core

7608

75%

Core i9-11900KF	vs	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
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No