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In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 7% better in Valorant than Core i9-10940X - 846 vs 793 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £159.99 vs £778.38
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 28 vs 12 threads
Valorant
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Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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