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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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MSRP in USD: $439
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €136.36 vs €282.63
- Up to 48% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i9-11900 - €1.59 vs €3.04 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 8% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-9400 - 93 vs 86 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
86
92%
Value, €/FPS
€1.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€136.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-9400 2,9 GHz LGA1151 Tray.
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Intel Core i9-11900 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i9-11900
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
45 FPS
€38.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,736.24
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45 FPS
€39.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,778.4
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54 FPS
€24.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,337.27
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9 FPS
€370.09/FPS
UHD Graphics 630
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,330.81
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58 FPS
€28.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,639
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37 FPS
€38.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,409
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42 FPS
€33.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,419
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84 FPS
€23.2/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,949
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86 FPS
€26.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,309
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42 FPS
€32.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,359
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