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Core i9-11900 vs Core i5-9400

Core i9-11900 vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$494.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
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$257.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$494.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
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$257.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900

  • Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-9400 - 191 vs 174 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - CA$257.67 vs CA$494.19
This is a free version of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

191

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$494.19

52%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$494.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

174

91.09947643979058%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$257.67

100%

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$257.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2130

100%

Multi-Core

8816

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

64.97652582159624%

Multi-Core

4795

54.38974591651543%

Intel Core i9-11900

vs

Intel Core i5-9400

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Rocket LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
29.0x
UHD Graphics 750Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-9400

No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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