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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 798 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 10% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-9400F - 124 vs 113 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - CA$153.88 vs CA$319.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-11700 - CA$1.36 vs CA$2.58 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
124
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.58/FPS
52%
Price, CA$
CA$319.99
48%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
113
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$153.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
Buy for CA$153.88 on Amazon
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Updated 8274 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i5-9400F
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
28 FPS
CA$161.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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CA$4,534.51
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14 FPS
CA$131.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,844.99
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