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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 798 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in World of Tanks than Core i5-9400F - 566 vs 532 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £138.0 vs £239.77
- Up to 38% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i9-11900KF - £0.26 vs £0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
566
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
61%
Price, £
£239.77
57%
FPS 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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Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i5-9400F
World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
257 FPS
£3.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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311 FPS
£4.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,312.8
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314 FPS
£4.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,476
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257 FPS
£4.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,210.8
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190 FPS
£5.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£989.95
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190 FPS
£6.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,164
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216 FPS
£4.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,029.95
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273 FPS
£4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,310.4
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257 FPS
£4.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,047.6
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366 FPS
£3.88/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,418.4
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