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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 2388 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 7% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-5930K - 142 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $270.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 54% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-5930K - $1.9 vs $4.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
133
93.66197183098592%
Value, $/FPS
$4.13/FPS
46.0048426150121%
Price, $
$549.95
49%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
142
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
100%
FPS and Value 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
54.27230046948357%
Multi-Core
5480
62.15970961887477%
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Core i9-11900
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
$42.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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40 FPS
$82.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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54 FPS
$87.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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