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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 7% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-7900X - 144 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £258.88 vs £428.88
- Up to 43% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-7900X - £1.8 vs £3.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 20 vs 16 threads
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
144
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.8/FPS
100%
Price, £
£258.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i9-7900X
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
£18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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