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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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MSRP in USD: $439
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-10900 - 325 vs 316 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $270.0 vs $299.98
- Up to 13% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-10900 - $0.83 vs $0.95 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
316
97.23076923076923%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
87.36842105263159%
Price, $
$299.98
90%
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 i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
325
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/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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Updated 353909 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i9-11900
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
227 FPS
$10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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197 FPS
$16.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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227 FPS
$20.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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