UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-9400F vs i9-11900K

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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	306 EFps	Much Better CSGO EFps. +31%	233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	109 EFps	+2%	107 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	146 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +6%	138 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	147 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +20%	123 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	136 EFps	+5%	130 EFps

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Best Bench: 112% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 94% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 94% Great: 112%

SPEED RANK: 63^rd / 1442

Gaming 103%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 104%

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Best Bench: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

Poor: 72% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 185^th / 1442

Gaming 85%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 69%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		103 %	Faster effective speed. +22%		84.8 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	87.4 Pts		87.8 Pts	+0%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	171 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +46%	117 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	333 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +43%	233 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	638 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +42%	450 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1114 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +89%	589 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.6 Pts	+1%	94.4 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	183 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +49%	123 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	360 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +48%	243 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	700 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +45%	484 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1279 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +87%	685 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.32 %	2.17 %	Hugely higher market share. +578%
Value Value For Money	105 %	112 %	Slightly better value. +7%
User Rating UBM User Rating	75 %	86 %	More popular. +15%
Price Price (score)	$265	$102	Much cheaper. +62%


Age Newest	36 Months	Much more recent. +42%	62 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Much higher core count. +33%	6 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +167%	6 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz	Faster base frequency. +21%	2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +29%	4.1 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1734 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +149%	696 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1600 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +161%	614 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Rocket Lake	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 750	None

The i9-11900K is the fastest CPU in Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S lineup which brings higher IPC (early samples indicate +19%) and 50% stronger integrated graphics. There are also 500 series chipset improvements including: 20 PCIe4 CPU lanes (up from 16) and USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps up from 10 Gbps). Rocket Lake’s IPC uplift translates to around a 10% faster Effective Speed than both Intel's 10th Gen and AMD’s 5000 series. Despite Intel’s performance lead, AMD continues to outsell Intel. Given the scale of Intel's operation, it’s inexplicable that their marketing remains so neglected. Little effort is made to counter widespread disinformation such as: “it uses too much electricity” or the classic: “it needs more cores”. Intel’s marketing samples are routinely distributed to reviewers that appear better incentivized to bury Intel's products rather than review them. Not enabling XMP or only testing with BIOS power limits enabled is akin to leaving the handbrake on during a race. Mind-numbing “scientific” and rendering benchmarks are presented as gospel. Different games, mostly unplayed by real users, are cherry picked for each “review”. When it's convenient, canned game benchmarks are chosen such as Ulletical’s CSGO which runs at nearly double the in-game fps. Credible benchmark data, which necessarily includes replicable video footage from popular games, is the exception rather than the rule. At every release, AMD’s marketers coordinate narratives to ensure another feast of blue blubber. Nonetheless, towards the end of 2021, Intel’s Golden Cove is due to offer an additional 20-30% performance increase. At that time, with a net 30-40% performance lead, Intel will probably regain significant market share despite AMD's class-leading marketing. In the meantime, most PC gamers need look no further than the 11400F. ^{[Mar '21 CPUPro]}

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Intel’s Core i5-9400F is a hex-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 2.9 / 4.1 GHz, 9 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler but it does not have integrated graphics like the “non-F” variants. Although the 9400F is compatible with the enthusiast grade Z390 chipset it is normally paired with a better value for money B360 motherboard. At its launch the i5-9400F retailed for $180 but prices have dropped to the point ($135) that it now represents an excellent value proposition to gamers. Comparing the i5-9400F to the Ryzen 3600 shows that the 3600 is 8% better for quad-core processing but it costs 40% ($50) more than the 9400F. Ordinarily higher quad-core performance would result in better gaming but the Ryzen 3000 memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. Gamers can invest the $50 savings in a better GPU, for example by upgrading from a 2060S to a 2070S. Since the GPU makes the most difference to gaming, the end result is a system which offers far superior real world gaming performance for similar money. For those gamers who demand the best of the best, it is necessary to jump to one of the higher frequency SKUs such as the 9600K but for everyone else the i5-9400F offers unparalleled value. ^{[Aug '19 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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