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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 3673 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 10% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-990X - 129 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $160.68 vs $178.02
- Up to 18% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-990X - $1.25 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
117
90.69767441860465%
Value, $/FPS
$1.52/FPS
82.23684210526315%
Price, $
$178.02
90%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
25.728597449908925%
Multi-Core
2626
30.15964166762375%
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i7-990X
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
57 FPS
$22.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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57 FPS
$17.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
$29.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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