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Core i5-11600K vs Core i9-10980XE

Core i5-11600K vs Core i9-10980XE: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 228.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 145 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 228.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 145 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 514 days newer than Core i9-10980XE.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 116 FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 36 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

125

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€228.12

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 228.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 145 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

116

92.80000000000001%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2186

100%

Multi-Core

8579

71.58114309553608%

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1570

71.82067703568161%

Multi-Core

11985

100%

Intel Core i5-11600K

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Intel Core i9-10980XE

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateOct 19th, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Rocket LakeCodenameCascade Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
18
12Threads
36
3.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
125 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
39.0x
Multiplier30.0x
UHD Graphics 750
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Core i9-10980XE

Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High

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