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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900F.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-10900F - 159 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $160.68 vs $244.77
- Up to 40% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-10900F - $1.01 vs $1.67 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
147
92.45283018867924%
Value, $/FPS
$1.67/FPS
60.47904191616767%
Price, $
$244.77
65%
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/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
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1676
76.32058287795994%
Multi-Core
8426
96.77271161134719%
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900F or Core i5-11600KF
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$12.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$975.45
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76 FPS
$21.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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