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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 798 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i5-9400F - 204 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Core i5-9400F
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $105.00 vs $320.00
- Up to 67% better value when playing Control than Core i9-11900KF - $0.52 vs $1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900KF | vs | Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i5-9400F
With selected game settings
107 FPS
$8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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102 FPS
$10.49/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,069.99
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51 FPS
$19.90/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,015
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83 FPS
$11.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
$9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,019.99
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107 FPS
$9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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51 FPS
$19.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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141 FPS
$19.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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38 FPS
$21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$798
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107 FPS
$14.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,489.99
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