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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 5% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i5-9400 - 226 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - CA$242.1 vs CA$278.88
- Up to 9% better value when playing Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i5-11500 - CA$1.12 vs CA$1.23 per FPS
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
226
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.23/FPS
91.0569105691057%
Price, CA$
CA$278.88
86%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
216
95.57522123893806%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$242.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
Buy for CA$242.1 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1661 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
69.33867735470942%
Multi-Core
4795
64.58782327586206%
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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