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Core i9-11900K vs Core i5-6500

Core i9-11900K vs Core i5-6500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £250.99 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900K

3.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £250.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75088 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 2084 days newer than Core i5-6500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K

  • Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-6500 - 330 vs 307 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

330

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£250.99

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for £250.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75088 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

307

93.03030303030303%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-11900K Logo
Core i9-11900K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2371

100%

Multi-Core

10948

100%

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1177

49.64150147617039%

Multi-Core

3217

29.384362440628426%

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Intel Core i9-11900K

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Intel Core i5-6500 Logo

Intel Core i5-6500

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Rocket LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads4
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
5.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
125 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
35.0x
Multiplier32.0x
UHD Graphics 750Integrated GraphicsHD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i5-6500

Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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