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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - £138.88 vs £230.77
- Up to 36% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i9-11900F - £0.69 vs £1.08 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 6% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-6600K - 214 vs 201 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
201
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
214
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/FPS
63%
Price, £
£230.77
60%
FPS 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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In Stock
Updated 122 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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