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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - £148.66 vs £197.13
- Up to 19% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-11600 - £1.46 vs £1.81 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 7% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-9400 - 109 vs 102 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
102
93.57798165137615%
Value, £/FPS
£1.46/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Updated 3705 minutes ago
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
109
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.81/FPS
80.66298342541435%
Price, £
£197.13
75%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for £197.13 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3704 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
65.2214891611687%
Multi-Core
4795
58.56130923302394%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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