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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-9900K - 321 vs 316 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $139.99 vs $385.00
- Up to 64% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-9900K - $0.44 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
321
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900K | vs | Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-9900K or Core i5-11400
With selected game settings
203 FPS
$10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-11400
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Core i5-11400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i5-11400
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$18.01/FPS
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Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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195 FPS
$19.99/FPS
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Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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236 FPS
$19.92/FPS
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Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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