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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Core i7-9800X - 185 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $150.0 vs $545.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-9800X - $0.81 vs $3.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 65 vs 165 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
174
94.05405405405406%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
25.87859424920128%
Price, $
$545
27%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 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 i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
64.4674835061263%
Multi-Core
7353
89.80214948705422%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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