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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF and the cheaper Core i5-11600KF have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-11600KF - 190 vs 185 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $160.68 vs $240.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-11900KF - $0.87 vs $1.26 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
69.04761904761905%
Price, $
$240
66%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
185
97.36842105263158%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.68
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
2196
94.77772982304704%
Multi-Core
8707
85.99506172839506%
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i5-11600KF
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$17.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,309.99
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143 FPS
$8.39/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
In Stock
77 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
146 FPS
$22.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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113 FPS
$16.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,862
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113 FPS
$10.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184.4
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150 FPS
$21.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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77 FPS
$12.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$975.45
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77 FPS
$21.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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146 FPS
$15.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,225
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