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Core i9-11900K vs Core i5-11400

Core i9-11900K vs Core i5-11400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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 £399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6581 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £142.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6581 minutes ago

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 £399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6581 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £142.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6581 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K and the cheaper Core i5-11400 have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i9-11900K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-11400 - 96 vs 87 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-11400

  • Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £142.12 vs £399.99
  • Up to 61% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i9-11900K - £1.63 vs £4.17 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

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

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

96

100%

Value, £/FPS

£4.17/FPS

39%

Price, £

£399.99

35%

FPS 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 £399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6581 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

87

91%

Value, £/FPS

£1.63/FPS

100%

Price, £

£142.12

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £142.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6581 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

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

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

10948

100%

Intel Core i5-11400 Logo
Core i5-11400

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1940

82%

Multi-Core

7300

67%

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo

Core i9-11900K

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Intel Core i5-11400 Logo

Core i5-11400

Mar 16th, 2021Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9Core i5
Rocket LakeRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1200Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
8
6
16
12
3.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
5.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
125 W
65 W
14 nm14 nm
35.0x
26.0x
UHD Graphics 750UHD Graphics 730
Yes
No

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