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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 3673 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 27% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-990X - 200 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $107.99 vs $178.02
- Up to 52% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-990X - $0.54 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
158
79%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
47.787610619469035%
Price, $
$178.02
60%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$107.99
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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
28.811830698623154%
Multi-Core
2626
34.516298633017875%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-11400F
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
129 FPS
$7.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$965
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137 FPS
$6.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$950
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129 FPS
$4.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$540.99
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143 FPS
$7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,078.99
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114 FPS
$4.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$499
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143 FPS
$6.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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122 FPS
$10.64/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,298
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140 FPS
$6.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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114 FPS
$5.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$669.99
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128 FPS
$7.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$899
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