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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F and the cheaper Core i5-11500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-11500 - 164 vs 163 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 9% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $218.99 vs $240.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-11900F - $1.34 vs $1.46 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
91.78082191780823%
Price, $
$240
91%
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 i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
163
99.39024390243902%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/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
Highest
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1996
91.93919852602487%
Multi-Core
7424
80.95082324719223%
Intel Core i9-11900F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i5-11500
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,049.99
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32 FPS
$36.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
In Stock
32 FPS
$40.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
In Stock
32 FPS
$41.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
In Stock
32 FPS
$79.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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32 FPS
$39.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
32 FPS
$39.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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32 FPS
$35.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
32 FPS
$36.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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