Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 798 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i9-9900KF - 224 vs 217 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $136.5 vs $295.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-9900KF - $0.61 vs $1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 16 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |