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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 10% better in New World than Core i9-10900K - 135 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - £169.99 vs £449.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing New World than Core i9-10900K - £1.26 vs £3.65 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 20 vs 12 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
135
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.26/FPS
100%
Price, £
£169.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11600K (3.9 GHz / 4.9 GHz, 12M Cache)
Buy for £169.99 on Amazon
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Intel Core i9-10900K (base stroke: 3.70GHz; socket: LGA1200; 125W) box, BX8070110900K
Buy for £449 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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