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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 17% better in Starfield than Core i9-9960X - 68 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $218.99 vs $1579.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-9960X - $3.22 vs $27.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
68
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
58
85.29411764705883%
Value, $/FPS
$27.22/FPS
11.829537105069802%
Price, $
$1579
13%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i9-9960X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$114.9/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$117.9/FPS
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Core i5-11500
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$128.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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