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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Starfield than Core i9-10900 - 71 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $198.9 vs $299.98
- Up to 41% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10900 - $2.8 vs $4.76 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
63
88.73239436619718%
Value, $/FPS
$4.76/FPS
58.82352941176471%
Price, $
$299.98
66%
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
71
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K 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
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1704
77.95059469350412%
Multi-Core
8421
98.1582935074018%
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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