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$265
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KS on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 505 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KS.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9900KS - 192 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $265.0 vs $535.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-9900KS - $1.38 vs $3.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 125 vs 127 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/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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Updated 349271 minutes ago
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
168
87.5%
Value, $/FPS
$3.18/FPS
43.39622641509433%
Price, $
$535
49%
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
Buy for $535 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349271 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Single-Core
1780
75.07380851961197%
Multi-Core
8596
78.51662404092072%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i9-9900KS
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
$28.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
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138 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
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84 FPS
$22.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
In Stock
97 FPS
$23.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
In Stock
66 FPS
$30.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
138 FPS
$26.01/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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138 FPS
$17.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,478.59
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66 FPS
$28.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
In Stock
138 FPS
$16.43/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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104 FPS
$13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399
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