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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $513
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £107.14 vs £222.9
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 27% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-8500 - 152 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
59.86189037548554%
Multi-Core
4844
47.84197530864198%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i9-11900KF
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
122 FPS
£10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,273.2
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107 FPS
£9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,000.8
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136 FPS
£9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,351.2
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85 FPS
£11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,003.2
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147 FPS
£14.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,128.95
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112 FPS
£9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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85 FPS
£10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£869.99
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107 FPS
£10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,096.95
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94 FPS
£9.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£929.99
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147 FPS
£12.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,810.8
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