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In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 320 days newer than Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600 - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 21% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-10900 - 141 vs 117 FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-10900 (base clock: 2.80GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) box BX8070110900
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Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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