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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 798 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $96.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-11900 - $0.68 vs $1.72 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 11% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-9400F - 157 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 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
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i9-11900
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$31.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$24.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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72 FPS
$45.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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93 FPS
$50.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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37 FPS
$31.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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37 FPS
$30.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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23 FPS
$30.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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