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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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MSRP in USD: $1089
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 17% better in Rust than Core i7-6900K - 220 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $115.99 vs $120.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-6900K - $0.53 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/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 Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i7-6900K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
62 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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69 FPS
$15.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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62 FPS
$17.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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49 FPS
$14.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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56 FPS
$8.04/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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49 FPS
$13.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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75 FPS
$12.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$927.27
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75 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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72 FPS
$12.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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