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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 798 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 8% better in World of Warcraft than Core i9-9900KF - 208 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £160.16 vs £340.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-9900KF - £0.77 vs £1.77 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.77/FPS
100%
Price, £
£160.16
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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