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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €242.73 vs €270.6
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 24% better in The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-8600K - 152 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i5-8600K - €1.78 vs €1.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.78/FPS
100%
Price, €
€270.6
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i9-11900
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
43 FPS
€32.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,399
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43 FPS
€38.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,652.52
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6 FPS
€555.13/FPS
UHD Graphics 630
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,330.81
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59 FPS
€27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,639
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34 FPS
€41.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,409
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40 FPS
€35.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,419
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100 FPS
€19.49/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,949
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104 FPS
€22.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,309
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21 FPS
€65.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,377
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40 FPS
€33.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,359
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