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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 8% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-8600K - 227 vs 210 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $115.99 vs $125.09
- Up to 15% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-8600K - $0.51 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i5-8600K
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
141 FPS
$5.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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150 FPS
$7.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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141 FPS
$7.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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123 FPS
$5.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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123 FPS
$5.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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133 FPS
$3.38/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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158 FPS
$5.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$911
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158 FPS
$6.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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158 FPS
$5.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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154 FPS
$5.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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