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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i9-7900X - 225 vs 210 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $115.99 vs $455.11
- Up to 76% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-7900X - $0.52 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/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 i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i9-7900X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
97 FPS
$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099
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85 FPS
$5.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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99 FPS
$7.86/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$778.1
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91 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,120
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91 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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102 FPS
$9.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$945.27
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102 FPS
$10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,081.99
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102 FPS
$8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
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99 FPS
$9.09/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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79 FPS
$8.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$650.87
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