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Core i5-8600 vs Core i9-11900

Core i5-8600 vs Core i9-11900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £114.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74757 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £288 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74756 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £114.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74757 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £288 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74756 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600

  • Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £114.88 vs £288.0

Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900

  • Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8600 - 230 vs 210 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

210

91.30434782608695%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£114.88

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for £114.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74757 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

230

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£288

39%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £288 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74756 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

68.35680751173709%

Multi-Core

5027

57.02132486388385%

Intel Core i9-11900 Logo
Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2130

100%

Multi-Core

8816

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Intel Core i5-8600

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Intel Core i9-11900 Logo

Intel Core i9-11900

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0x
Multiplier25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Core i9-11900

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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