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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €258.88 vs €327.36
- Up to 13% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-11900 - €2.19 vs €2.52 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 10% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-6400 - 130 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
118
90%
Value, €/FPS
€2.19/FPS
100%
Price, €
€258.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7 GHz CPU
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.52/FPS
86%
Price, €
€327.36
79%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i9-11900
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
65 FPS
€13.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
€21.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,469
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55 FPS
€27.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
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101 FPS
€19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,919
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23 FPS
€34.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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