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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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MSRP in USD: $488
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 798 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 6% better in Starfield than Core i9-9900KF - 67 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $115.99 vs $295.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9900KF - $1.73 vs $4.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/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 BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 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 i9-9900KF
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
6 FPS
$75/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
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GeForce GTX 1650
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GeForce RTX 3050
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$53.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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17 FPS
$63.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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15 FPS
$60/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
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GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
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GeForce GTX 1650
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