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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 97% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7900X - 57 vs 29 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $160.68 vs $400.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7900X - $2.82 vs $13.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 20 vs 12 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.82/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 i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
29
50.877192982456144%
Value, $/FPS
$13.79/FPS
20.449601160261057%
Price, $
$400
40%
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 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 i9-7900X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i5-11600KF
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Core i5-11600KF
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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