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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 798 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 27% better in War Thunder than Core i5-9400F - 226 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $96.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-11900 - $0.54 vs $1.19 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
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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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-9400F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
178 FPS
$12.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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191 FPS
$12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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178 FPS
$18.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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191 FPS
$24.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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119 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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119 FPS
$9.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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111 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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