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Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-11900

Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-11900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i9-11900

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
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

Buy for 308.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 702 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
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

Buy for 308.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 702 minutes ago

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 i5-8400

  • Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €176.88 vs €308.76

Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900

  • Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-8400 - 291 vs 277 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
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Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

277

95.1890034364261%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€176.88

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz

Buy for 176.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 341 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

291

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€308.76

57%

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

Buy for 308.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 702 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

63.521126760563384%

Multi-Core

4748

53.85662431941923%

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2130

100%

Multi-Core

8816

100%

Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i9-11900

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-11900

Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High

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