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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 12% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-8400 - 193 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £146.66 vs £338.66
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
63.521126760563384%
Multi-Core
4748
53.85662431941923%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-8400
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
£14.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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17 FPS
£84.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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