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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $513
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £224.84 vs £238.88
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-10400 - 158 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-10400 - £1.51 vs £1.58 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
158
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.88
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900KF
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i9-11900KF
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
£15.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
£14.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
£19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
£19.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,165.2
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104 FPS
£14.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,527.6
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103 FPS
£12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,315.2
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70 FPS
£18.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
£15.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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140 FPS
£15.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
£14.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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