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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900F - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 3% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-9960X - 149 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $168.17 vs $1096.77
- Up to 85% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-9960X - $1.25 vs $8.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
144
96.64429530201343%
Value, €/FPS
€8.45/FPS
14.792899408284024%
Price, €
€1217.42
15%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€186.67
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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