Core i5 11400F — pairing guide

Gaming performance index 52.5 (Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100, our own spec-derived index). Socket LGA1200 · peak boost power 154W · data provenance: Our own spec-derived index. own index

Index comparisons with popular graphics cards

Each figure is this CPU's index divided by the card's index at that resolution — above 1 means the CPU index is the larger of the two.

GPU	1080p	1440p	4K
GeForce RTX 5090	0.53×	0.53×	0.53×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 5080	0.98×	0.98×	0.99×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4070	1.88×	1.89×	1.92×	Calculate
Radeon RX 9070 XT	1.43×	1.44×	1.45×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 4060	3.48×	3.45×	3.48×	Calculate
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	4.27×	4.07×	3.92×	Calculate

Where it sits

The Core i5 11400F ranks 43 of 44 in our database by gaming index. One step up is the Ryzen 5 5600 (index 54.1). One step down is the Ryzen 5 3600 (index 43.9). The fastest LGA1200 chip in the database — the drop-in upgrade ceiling for this motherboard — is the Core i9 11900K (index 65.3).

Power

With a GeForce RTX 4070, this CPU's 154W peak boost power points to a 650W PSU by our wattage checker method (peak CPU + GPU board power + 100W overhead, smallest standard size keeping at least ~25% reserve — this pairing's reserve works out to ~43%).

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