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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-10400F - 130 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i5-10400F
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $149.95 vs $299.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-11900 - $1.23 vs $2.31 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.31/FPS
53%
Price, $
$299.99
49%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
122
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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Updated 248 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-10400F
With selected game settings
40 FPS
$16.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$669.99
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46 FPS
$20.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$965
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34 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$680
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54 FPS
$14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$765.98
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47 FPS
$21.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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59 FPS
$26.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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59 FPS
$16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$969.99
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59 FPS
$20.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,189.89
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34 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$688
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46 FPS
$23.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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Laptops Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-10400F
With selected game settings
81 FPS
$60.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,898
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65 FPS
$50.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
In Stock
65 FPS
$29.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899
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81 FPS
$58.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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