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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 1283 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 20% better in Rust than Core i9-7920X - 231 vs 193 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - CA$256.79 vs CA$600.75
- Up to 64% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7920X - CA$1.11 vs CA$3.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7920X - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 24 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
231
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$256.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
FPS
193
83.54978354978356%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.11/FPS
35.69131832797428%
Price, CA$
CA$600.75
42%
Intel Core i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W (Tray)
Buy for CA$600.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 51618 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Core i9-7920X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 10th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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