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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400 - 262 vs 235 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $160.91 vs $246.73
- Up to 28% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-11700KF - $0.68 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
262
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
72%
Price, $
$246.73
65%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
235
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700KF or Core i5-9400
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
133 FPS
$7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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200 FPS
$6/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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191 FPS
$10.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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133 FPS
$13.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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191 FPS
$9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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191 FPS
$11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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175 FPS
$10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,853.85
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191 FPS
$8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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