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In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 5% better in Rust than Core i5-9600K - 220 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $104.75 vs $126.0
- 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
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1712
87.302396736359%
Multi-Core
6468
85.01577287066246%
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
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
69 FPS
$14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,009
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62 FPS
$16.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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72 FPS
$10.42/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
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75 FPS
$13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,042
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75 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
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56 FPS
$23.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,296.99
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49 FPS
$13.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$659.99
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69 FPS
$20.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,439
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49 FPS
$12.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$609.99
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72 FPS
$15.58/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,121.43
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