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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 798 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-9900KF - 312 vs 301 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $150.0 vs $359.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-9900KF - $0.48 vs $1.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
301
96.47435897435898%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
40.33613445378151%
Price, $
$359
41%
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
312
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/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
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1691
79.688972667295%
Multi-Core
8053
98.35124572545189%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-11600
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
135 FPS
$12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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