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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 50% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8500 - 283 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - £107.14 vs £222.9
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-11900KF
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
59.86189037548554%
Multi-Core
4844
47.84197530864198%
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i5-8500
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
£8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,273.2
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108 FPS
£9.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,000.8
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185 FPS
£7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,351.2
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64 FPS
£15.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,003.2
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227 FPS
£9.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,128.95
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119 FPS
£9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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64 FPS
£13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£869.99
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108 FPS
£10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,096.95
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81 FPS
£11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£929.99
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227 FPS
£7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,810.8
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