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Core i5-11400F vs Core i5-9600K

Core i5-11400F vs Core i5-9600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400F

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $104.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73790 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-9600K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $126 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73790 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400F

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $104.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73790 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-9600K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $126 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73790 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F

  • Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Core i5-9600K - 234 vs 230 FPS
  • Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $104.75 vs $126.0
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Fortnite.
Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

234

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$104.75

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $104.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73790 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

230

98.29059829059828%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$126

83%

Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $126 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73790 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1961

100%

Multi-Core

7608

100%

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1712

87.302396736359%

Multi-Core

6468

85.01577287066246%

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo

Intel Core i5-11400F

vs
Intel Core i5-9600K Logo

Intel Core i5-9600K

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Rocket LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i5-9600K

Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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