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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $170.0 vs $270.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-11900 - $1.43 vs $2.2 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-9600K - 123 vs 119 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 16 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
119
96.7479674796748%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$170
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.2/FPS
64.99999999999999%
Price, $
$270
62%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 348912 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1712
80.3755868544601%
Multi-Core
6468
73.36660617059891%
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Core i9-11900
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$32.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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57 FPS
$57.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
In Stock
71 FPS
$66.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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