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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $513
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF 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 i9-11900KF is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £150.0 vs £241.49
- Up to 30% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-11900KF - £0.58 vs £0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6600K - 290 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
290
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
69%
Price, £
£241.49
62%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i9-11900KF
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
175 FPS
£5.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£989.95
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213 FPS
£6.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,476
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175 FPS
£6.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,164
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196 FPS
£6.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,210.8
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196 FPS
£5.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999.95
In Stock
201 FPS
£6.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,310.4
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183 FPS
£7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,299.95
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188 FPS
£6.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,162.8
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234 FPS
£6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,544.4
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229 FPS
£6.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,418.4
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