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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 13% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-9400 - 120 vs 106 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £150.64 vs £288.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
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 i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
64.97652582159624%
Multi-Core
4795
54.38974591651543%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 2.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-9400
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
£15.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,325
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50 FPS
£28.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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