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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i9-9940X - 238 vs 234 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $115.99 vs $970.7
- Up to 88% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i9-9940X - $0.49 vs $4.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 28 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/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 i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 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 i9-9940X
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
82 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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93 FPS
$11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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82 FPS
$13.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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61 FPS
$11.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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72 FPS
$6.25/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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61 FPS
$10.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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102 FPS
$9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$927.27
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102 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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102 FPS
$8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$9.18/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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