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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i9-9960X - 234 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $115.99 vs $1579.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-9960X - $0.5 vs $6.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
234
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/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
Epic
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i5-11400F
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
80 FPS
$13.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$12.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
$14.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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58 FPS
$7.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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89 FPS
$12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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46 FPS
$14.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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89 FPS
$10.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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84 FPS
$10.71/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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