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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-10600K - 237 vs 225 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $143.72 vs $240.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-11900F - $0.64 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
63.366336633663366%
Price, $
$240
59%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
225
94.9367088607595%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1658
76.37033625057578%
Multi-Core
6838
74.56111656307928%
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i5-10600K
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
109 FPS
$9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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109 FPS
$9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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