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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - €228.88 vs €292.01
- Up to 11% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-11900K - €2.03 vs €2.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-9400 - 128 vs 113 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
113
88%
Value, €/FPS
€2.03/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 i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.28/FPS
89%
Price, €
€292.01
78%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K, processore per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Core i9-11900K
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
44 FPS
€25.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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77 FPS
€25.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,999.99
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108 FPS
€26.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,869.99
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84 FPS
€49.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB HDD
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€4,196.59
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