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£146.63
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Prices and StockMSRP $182
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MSRP $182
Prices and StockMSRP $422
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MSRP $422
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £146.63 vs £266.66
- Up to 40% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-11900F - £0.69 vs £1.15 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8400 - 232 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
211
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£146.63
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Updated 265 minutes ago
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
232
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.15/FPS
60%
Price, £
£266.66
54%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for £266.66 on Amazon
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Updated 264 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-11900F
With selected game settings
133 FPS
£9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,259.95
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133 FPS
£12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,619.95
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89 FPS
£14.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299.97
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