Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 5% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-9900K - 202 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $109.68 vs $299.05
- Up to 65% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-9900K - $0.6 vs $1.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
202
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.6/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |