Buy on Amazon
$155
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9600K - 143 vs 137 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $115.99 vs $155.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9600K - $0.81 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $155 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 134 minutes ago
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
143
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/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
Buy for $115.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 133 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Core i5-11400F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
$12.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,082
In Stock
78 FPS
$10.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$840
In Stock
78 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,115
In Stock
64 FPS
$10.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$687.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$6.34/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$449.99
In Stock
89 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$927.27
In Stock
64 FPS
$10.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$659.99
In Stock
89 FPS
$12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,071.99
In Stock
89 FPS
$10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$899.99
In Stock
87 FPS
$10.34/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$899.99
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
