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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 35% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-10940X - 77 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $160.68 vs $820.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-10940X - $2.09 vs $14.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 28 vs 12 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
77
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.09/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 i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
57
74.02597402597402%
Value, $/FPS
$14.39/FPS
14.523974982626822%
Price, $
$820
19%
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i9-10940X
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
10 FPS
$131/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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10 FPS
$140/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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10 FPS
$97.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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10 FPS
$167/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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