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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-9800X - 209 vs 186 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $265.0 vs $545.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-9800X - $1.27 vs $2.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
186
88.99521531100478%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
43.344709897610926%
Price, $
$545
48%
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 i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
209
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1368
57.69717418810628%
Multi-Core
7353
67.16295213737669%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9800X or Core i9-11900K
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
69 FPS
$26.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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137 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
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85 FPS
$22.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
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97 FPS
$23.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
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69 FPS
$28.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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137 FPS
$26.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,589
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137 FPS
$18.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,478.59
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69 FPS
$26.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
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137 FPS
$16.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,267
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104 FPS
$13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399
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