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Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-11900KF

Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-11900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Core i5-8400

  • Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £168.64 vs £460.34
  • Up to 62% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-11900KF - £0.56 vs £1.47 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-11900KF

  • Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-8400 - 313 vs 300 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
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Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

300

96%

Value, £/FPS

£0.56/FPS

100%

Price, £

£168.64

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £168.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 201 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

313

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.47/FPS

38%

Price, £

£460.34

36%

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

58%

Multi-Core

4748

47%

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo

Core i9-11900KF

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-11900KF

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£292.49

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£168.64

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£460.34

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£168.64

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£238.62

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Ryzen 7 5700X
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

£168.64

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Core i9-14900K

£420.01

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

£168.64

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£219

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£460.34

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£488.99

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Core i5-8400

£168.64

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£827.87

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Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

£168.64

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.35

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

£168.64

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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

£739.89

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

£168.64

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

£257.02

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

£168.64

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Ryzen 5 5600
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Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£343.97

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Core i7-12700K

£208.31

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£460.34

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Ryzen 7 5700

£126.6

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Ryzen 9 5950X

£292.49

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Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204.99

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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Core i9-12900K

£345.84

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

£239.56

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£313.56

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF
Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£238.62

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

£420.01

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

£219

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

£460.34

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£827.87

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