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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 14% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-10980XE - 442 vs 387 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $115.98 vs $1065.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-10980XE - $0.26 vs $2.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
442
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.98
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
Very High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i5-11400F
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
240 FPS
$4.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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229 FPS
$3.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$875
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229 FPS
$4.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,079
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249 FPS
$3.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$909
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218 FPS
$2.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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249 FPS
$4.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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206 FPS
$3.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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240 FPS
$5.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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244 FPS
$3.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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229 FPS
$4.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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