Core i9-11900K vs Core i5-11600KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $539

Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W

Prices and Stock

Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K and the cheaper Core i5-11600KF have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i9-11900K

Performs up to 5% better in War Thunder than Core i5-11600KF - 243 vs 231 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 16 vs 12 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-11600KF

Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $135.14 vs $301.80
Up to 52% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-11900K - $0.59 vs $1.24 per FPS

This is a free version of War Thunder.

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

243

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.24/FPS

48%

Price, €

€301.8

44%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W

Buy for €301.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 210 minutes ago

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

231

95%

Value, €/FPS

€0.59/FPS

100%

Price, €

€135.14

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for €135.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 210 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

153

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

660

FPS

683

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

267

FPS

294

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

208

FPS

214

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

873

FPS

897

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

10948

100%

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2196

93%

Multi-Core

8707

80%

Core i9-11900K	vs	Core i5-11600KF
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Rocket Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	6
16	Threads	12
3.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.9 GHz
5.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
125 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
35.0x	Multiplier	39.0x
UHD Graphics 750	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes