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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8086K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1015 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8086K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8086K
- 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 Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-8086K - 122 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-8086K - $115.0 vs $398.75
- Up to 72% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-8086K - $0.94 vs $3.41 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-8086K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 5.0 GHz unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8086K
Desktop • Jun 5th, 2018
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8086K | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 40th | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8086K or Core i5-11400F
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
32 FPS
$31.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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27 FPS
$39.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,079
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37 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$925
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27 FPS
$32.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$875
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21 FPS
$61.86/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299
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37 FPS
$28.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,059.99
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15 FPS
$45.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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32 FPS
$43.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,399
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34 FPS
$26.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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26 FPS
$34.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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