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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 8% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-10600 - 183 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $265.0 vs $299.95
- Up to 18% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-10600 - $1.45 vs $1.76 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
170
92.89617486338798%
Value, $/FPS
$1.76/FPS
82.38636363636364%
Price, $
$299.95
88%
Micro Intel 1200 Core I5-10600 3.1GHZ MB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1579
66.59637283846477%
Multi-Core
6175
56.40299598100109%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i5-10600
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
55 FPS
$33.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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120 FPS
$14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
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$26.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
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$27.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
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55 FPS
$36.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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120 FPS
$29.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,589
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120 FPS
$20.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,478.59
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55 FPS
$33.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
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120 FPS
$18.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,267
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89 FPS
$15.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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