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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 and the cheaper Core i5-11500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 2% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-11500 - 120 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $218.99 vs $270.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-11900 - $1.86 vs $2.25 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.25/FPS
82.66666666666667%
Price, $
$270
81%
FPS 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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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
118
98.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1996
93.70892018779344%
Multi-Core
7424
84.21052631578947%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-11500
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$31.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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62 FPS
$53.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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72 FPS
$65.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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54 FPS
$21.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
In Stock
54 FPS
$23.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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54 FPS
$24.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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54 FPS
$47.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
54 FPS
$23.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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54 FPS
$23.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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54 FPS
$21.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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