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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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MSRP in USD: $539
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - €177.5 vs €253.39
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-8400 - 292 vs 265 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
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Intel Core i9-11900K Prozessor 3,5 GHz 16 MB Smart Cache
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
57.06452973428932%
Multi-Core
4748
43.36865180854951%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-11900K
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
242 FPS
€10.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,609.9
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84 FPS
€9.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€789
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84 FPS
€8.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-11900K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€749
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192 FPS
€19.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€3,659.14
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