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In short — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400 is 232 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 3% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-10850K - 121 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $129.99 vs $260.0
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400 or Core i9-10850K
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
74 FPS
$48.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$62.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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39 FPS
$51.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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52 FPS
$42.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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33 FPS
$42.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$35.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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33 FPS
$56.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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66 FPS
$106.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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