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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $160.91 vs $179.99
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 19% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-9400 - 659 vs 556 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-9400 - $0.27 vs $0.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
659
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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