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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 2388 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 28% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-5930K - 217 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $270.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 62% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-5930K - $1.24 vs $3.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/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 348802 minutes ago
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
170
78.3410138248848%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
38.2716049382716%
Price, $
$549.95
49%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
54.27230046948357%
Multi-Core
5480
62.15970961887477%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i7-5930K
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
113 FPS
$20.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$36.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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113 FPS
$41.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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