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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-9940X - 165 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - €138.49 vs €1183.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-9940X - €0.84 vs €8.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9940X X-series Prozessor (19,25M Cache, bis zu 4,50 GHz)
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
165
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
100%
Price, €
€138.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11500 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.7GHz Tuboboost: 4.6GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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