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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €228.88 vs €327.36
- Up to 24% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-11900 - €1.75 vs €2.29 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 9% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-9400 - 143 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
91%
Value, €/FPS
€1.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€228.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 - Processore desktop 6 core fino a 4.1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 serie 300, 65 W Processori 984507
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
143
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.29/FPS
76%
Price, €
€327.36
69%
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i9-11900
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
€21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€869.68
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42 FPS
€34.98/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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32 FPS
€46.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
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77 FPS
€24.92/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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