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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900 and the cheaper Core i5-11500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-11500 - 258 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £159.99 vs £338.66
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1996
93.70892018779344%
Multi-Core
7424
84.21052631578947%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-11500
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
189 FPS
£6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,249.99
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88 FPS
£16.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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