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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 41% better in The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-9400 - 162 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-9400 - £1.48 vs £1.64 per 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 21% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £188.88 vs £239.77
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
162
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£239.77
78%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i5-9400
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
£15.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
£15.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,476
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64 FPS
£17.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,099.95
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55 FPS
£21.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,164
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55 FPS
£18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£989.95
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114 FPS
£13.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,544.4
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64 FPS
£20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,329.99
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82 FPS
£15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,310.4
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68 FPS
£17.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,162.8
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94 FPS
£13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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