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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 3673 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 23% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-990X - 195 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $160.68 vs $178.02
- Up to 27% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-990X - $0.82 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
159
81.53846153846153%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
73.2142857142857%
Price, $
$178.02
90%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
25.728597449908925%
Multi-Core
2626
30.15964166762375%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-11600KF
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
77 FPS
$17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$12.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$975.45
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77 FPS
$21.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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