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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9960X - 111 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $265.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9960X - $2.39 vs $15.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.39/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 i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
102
91.8918918918919%
Value, $/FPS
$15.48/FPS
15.439276485788115%
Price, $
$1579
16%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1378
58.11893715731758%
Multi-Core
9994
91.28607964925101%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i9-9960X
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$39.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
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88 FPS
$19.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
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58 FPS
$32.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
In Stock
65 FPS
$35.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
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47 FPS
$42.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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88 FPS
$40.78/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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88 FPS
$28.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,478.59
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47 FPS
$39.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
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88 FPS
$25.76/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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69 FPS
$20.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399
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