The Swiss champion and world No. 3 won in straight sets 7-5 6-4 in one hour 30 minutes notch Title 72 of his career.
"It's nice to win this. It is such a tough tournament with so many top ten players, with Andy and a great victory in the finals, "Federer said.
Murray could not repeat the form that saw Djokovic in straight sets on Friday, rather than playing second fiddle to Federer 30 years.
The Scot had a chance to break in the sixth game, but squandered two chances to edge.
Four plays later, Murray was Federer wages, breaking his service to go 6-5 before serving at all.
The 16 Grand Slam titles started the second series the same way breaking Murray in the third game, before the world No. 4 responded at 3-3 - to break Roger Federer's run of 66 service games consecutive in the process.
Two plays later, Federer was back in control, breaking serve the Scot before the conclusion of the match.
"It's fantastic to win five. It has only happened a handful of tournaments maybe in my career, Federer said.
Murray was happy to have achieved some important victories (Tomas Berdych and Djokovic) during the week, but admitted that it was always a challenge to Federer in the finals are.
"I was glad to reach the final, but I would like a better match. I think most of the crowd wanted him to win, but it was a great atmosphere," said Murray.
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