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Intel Core i5 9600K vs i5 11400

36 out of 100
Intel Core i5 9600K
VS
44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 11400
Intel Core i5 9600K
Intel Core i5 11400

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core i5 9600K against the 2.6 GHz i5 11400. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
32.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
35.1
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 11400 and 9600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 9600K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11400
  • Newer - released 2 years and 6 months later
  • Has 3 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 730 integrated graphics: 0.5 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • 28% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2153 vs 1684 points
  • Around 8.4 GB/s (20%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 9600K
vs
Core i5 11400

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 9600K
1684
Core i5 11400 +28%
2153
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9600K
6508
Core i5 11400 +27%
8234
File compression 548.1 MB/sec 557 MB/sec
Clang compilation 43.6 Klines/sec 62.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 150.1 pages/sec 172.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 216.2 Mpixels/sec 274.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 162.1 pages/sec 205.9 pages/sec
Background blur 41.2 images/sec 41.8 images/sec
Photo processing 72.2 images/sec 71.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.85 Mpixels/sec 13.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1063 & 932 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 9600K
2722
Core i5 11400 +10%
2982
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9600K
10654
Core i5 11400 +56%
16627
Integer math 29.2 GOps/sec 57.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 25 GOps/sec 34 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 43M Primes/sec 49M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 18.3M Strings/sec 24M Strings/sec
Data encryption 3.3 GBytes/sec 10.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 148.4 MBytes/sec 205.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 745 Frames/sec 790 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 13B Matrices/sec 14.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6895 & 4322 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 9600K
94.06
Core i5 11400 +56%
146.49

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 4.2 PPW 7.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 68.5 PPW 126.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 112.1 PPW 255.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 0.99 PPW 2.25 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 9600K
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-14 (JJ)Cinebench 20260 / 1493
📘 2025-06-15 (Danne)Cinebench 202473 / 395
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Intel Core i5 11400
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-01-04 (anon)Cinebench 202483 / 319
📘 2023-11-22 (Tedra)Cinebench 202486 / 484
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 9600K and i5 11400

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 8, 2018 March 17, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Rocket Lake
Model number i5-9600K i5-11400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 UHD Graphics 730
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Intel CPU rating (#197th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 6 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 26x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 9MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 95 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1151 LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (159th and 135th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 24 48
ROPs 3 24
Execution Units 24 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 9600K
0.4 TFLOPS
Core i5 11400 +25%
0.5 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 730 compared to Graphics 630

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2666 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 50 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 9600K official page Intel Core i5 11400 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
12 (29.3%)
29 (70.7%)
Total votes: 41

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Comments

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