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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £158.88 vs £258.88
- Up to 28% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-11900K - £0.21 vs £0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Core i5-7400 - 897 vs 751 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
751
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
897
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
72%
Price, £
£258.88
61%
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-7400 or Core i9-11900K
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
749 FPS
£1.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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