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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K and the cheaper Core i5-11500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i5-11500
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £246.66 vs £333.63
- Up to 22% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-11900K - £1.25 vs £1.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-11500 - 207 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
198
96%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£246.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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In Stock
Updated 362 minutes ago
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
207
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.61/FPS
78%
Price, £
£333.63
73%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
Buy for £333.63 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 362 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500 | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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