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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €188.88 vs €327.36
- Up to 33% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-11900 - €0.96 vs €1.44 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 16% better in Rust than Core i5-6600K - 228 vs 196 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
196
85%
Value, €/FPS
€0.96/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
228
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.44/FPS
66%
Price, €
€327.36
57%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 8 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i9-11900
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
80 FPS
€10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
€17.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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70 FPS
€21.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
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127 FPS
€15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,919
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