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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-9920X - 126 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $265.0 vs $595.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-9920X - $2.1 vs $5.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.1/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 i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
116
92.06349206349206%
Value, $/FPS
$5.13/FPS
40.93567251461989%
Price, $
$595
44%
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1413
59.59510754955715%
Multi-Core
9442
86.24406284252831%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i9-9920X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i9-9920X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
51 FPS
$36.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
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92 FPS
$18.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
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61 FPS
$31.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
In Stock
69 FPS
$33.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
In Stock
51 FPS
$39.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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92 FPS
$39.01/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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92 FPS
$26.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,478.59
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51 FPS
$36.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
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92 FPS
$24.64/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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73 FPS
$19.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399
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