Core i9-11900KF vs Core i5-14600K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $513

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $319

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600K is 945 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900KF.

Advantages of Core i5-14600K

Performs up to 5% better in Remnant II than Core i9-11900KF - 103 vs 98 FPS
Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $216.21 vs $288.29
Up to 29% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i9-11900KF - $2.10 vs $2.94 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 20 vs 16 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Remnant II.

Remnant II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

95%

Value, €/FPS

€2.94/FPS

71%

Price, €

€288.29

74%

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

Buy for €288.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 184 minutes ago

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

103

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€216.21

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Buy for €216.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 183 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Very High

362

FPS

287

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

163

FPS

152

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

263

FPS

242

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

743

FPS

676

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Very High

562

FPS

492

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2317

83%

Multi-Core

10125

63%

Core i5-14600K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

2806

100%

Multi-Core

16087

100%

Core i9-11900KF	vs	Core i5-14600K
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Oct 17th, 2023
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Rocket Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	14
16	Threads	20
3.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
5.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.3 GHz
125 W	TDP	Not Available
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
35.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770
Yes	Overclockable	Yes