Core i9-14900KF vs Core i5-11600KF

Prices and Stock
MSRP $564

Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked

Prices and Stock
MSRP $237

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 i9-14900KF 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 i9-14900KF is 945 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11600KF.

Advantages of Core i9-14900KF

Performs up to 10% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-11600KF - 223 vs 203 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 32 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-11600KF

Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - $186.86 vs $375.64
Up to 45% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-14900KF - $0.92 vs $1.68 per FPS

This is a free version of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

FPS

223

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.68/FPS

55%

Price, €

€375.64

49%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for €375.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 247 minutes ago

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

203

91%

Value, €/FPS

€0.92/FPS

100%

Price, €

€186.86

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 €186.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 244 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

275

FPS

395

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

343

FPS

387

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

237

FPS

271

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

861

FPS

986

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

209

FPS

239

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Single-Core

3091

100%

Multi-Core

20685

100%

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2221

72%

Multi-Core

8675

42%

Core i9-14900KF	vs	Core i5-11600KF
Oct 17th, 2023	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Raptor Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	6
32	Threads	12
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.9 GHz
6.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
Not Available	TDP	125 W
10 nm	Process Size	14 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	39.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes