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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 5% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-10940X - 186 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £205.88 vs £886.76
- Up to 78% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-10940X - £1.11 vs £5.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 28 vs 12 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
186
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£205.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel® Core™ i9-10940X X-series Processor, 19.25M Cache, 3.30 GHz Cascade BX
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11400 | vs | Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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