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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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MSRP in USD: $422
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $130.73 vs $210.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-11900F - $1.07 vs $1.63 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 6% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-8400 - 129 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
122
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-11900F
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
84 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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