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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Space than Core i9-7980XE - 156 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $115.99 vs $1286.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i9-7980XE - $0.74 vs $8.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 36 vs 12 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
156
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i9-7980XE
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
$16.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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56 FPS
$19.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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51 FPS
$21.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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51 FPS
$16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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47 FPS
$9.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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60 FPS
$15.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$927.27
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60 FPS
$17.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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42 FPS
$15.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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58 FPS
$15.52/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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60 FPS
$15/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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