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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 15% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-6400 - 264 vs 229 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $79.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i9-11900 - $0.34 vs $1.02 per FPS
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-6400
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
125 FPS
$18.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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156 FPS
$14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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125 FPS
$26.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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156 FPS
$30.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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70 FPS
$11.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$825.24
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