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MSRP $182
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 3% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-10900 - 261 vs 254 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $126.12 vs $389.18
- Up to 69% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-10900 - $0.48 vs $1.53 per FPS
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9-10900 (Base Clock: 2.80GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900
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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
261
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€126.12
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900 | vs | Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-10900 or Core i5-11400
With selected game settings
56 FPS
€20.59/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,153.15
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104 FPS
€7.10/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€738.74
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104 FPS
€7.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€755.86
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104 FPS
€7.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€808.11
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122 FPS
€5.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€702.69
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