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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 693 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9900 - 130 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $150.0 vs $372.84
- Up to 62% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9900 - $1.15 vs $3.01 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
124
95.38461538461539%
Value, $/FPS
$3.01/FPS
38.205980066445186%
Price, $
$372.84
40%
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1611
75.91894439208295%
Multi-Core
7204
87.98241328773815%
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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