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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 14% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-9800X - 174 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $126.99 vs $768.88
- Up to 86% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-9800X - $0.73 vs $5.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$126.99
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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Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
152
87.35632183908046%
Value, $/FPS
$5.06/FPS
14.42687747035573%
Price, $
$768.88
16%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Updated 207 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400 or Core i7-9800X
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
$12.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799.99
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47 FPS
$23.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,089
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47 FPS
$21.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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