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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-9900X - 132 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $240.0 vs $550.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9900X - $1.82 vs $4.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
122
92.42424242424242%
Value, $/FPS
$4.51/FPS
40.35476718403548%
Price, $
$550
43%
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
132
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
FPS and Value 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1488
64.22097539922314%
Multi-Core
9516
93.98518518518519%
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900X or Core i9-11900KF
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
108 FPS
$11.11/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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109 FPS
$30.27/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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89 FPS
$20.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,862
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89 FPS
$13.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184.4
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111 FPS
$28.83/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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109 FPS
$20.41/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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103 FPS
$34.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,559.99
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94 FPS
$18.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,749.99
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103 FPS
$31.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,239.99
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