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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-10900KF - 148 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $115.99 vs $260.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-10900KF - $0.78 vs $1.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Core i5-11400F
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
20 FPS
$22.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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35 FPS
$30.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$41.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$62.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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27 FPS
$31.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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41 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$911
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41 FPS
$26.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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38 FPS
$23.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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35 FPS
$35.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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11 FPS
$60/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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