Background
Background
Background
Background
Background

Core i5-8400T vs Core i9-11900K

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

vs
FPS Winner

Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £345.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 351 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £345.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 351 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1079 days newer than Core i5-8400T.

Advantages of Core i5-8400T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-11900K

  • Performs up to 55% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-8400T - 500 vs 322 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
Calculator background
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

322

64%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

500

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.69/FPS

100%

Price, £

£345.74

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £345.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 351 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1099

46%

Multi-Core

3884

35%

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

10948

100%

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo

Core i5-8400T

vs
Intel Core i9-11900K Logo

Core i9-11900K

Apr 2nd, 2018
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5Core i9
Coffee LakeRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
6
8
6
16
1.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
5.3 GHz
35 W
125 W
14 nm14 nm
17.0x
35.0x
None
UHD Graphics 750
No
Yes

Copyright © 2025 HowManyFPS. All rights reserved.

Have a suggestion or a business inquiry? [email protected]

Cookies Policy

As an Amazon Associate HowManyFPS earns from qualifying purchases.