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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- 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 11% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-10900K - 220 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $198.9 vs $490.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-10900K - $0.9 vs $2.47 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
198
90%
Value, $/FPS
$2.47/FPS
36.43724696356275%
Price, $
$490
40%
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/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 High
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900K | 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 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i5-11600K
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
135 FPS
$43.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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