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Core i5-8600K vs Core i9-11900KF

Core i5-8600K vs Core i9-11900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900KF

3.5 GHz | 8-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF, processore per sistemi desktop sbloccato 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W

Buy for 268.88 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-11900KF

3.5 GHz | 8-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF, processore per sistemi desktop sbloccato 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W

Buy for 268.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 10251 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF

  • Performs up to 20% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-8600K - 179 vs 149 FPS
  • Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €268.88 vs €288.88
  • Up to 23% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i5-8600K - €1.5 vs €1.94 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

149

83%

Value, €/FPS

€1.94/FPS

77%

Price, €

€288.88

93%

Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151

Buy for 288.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 10251 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-11900KF Logo
Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.5/FPS

100%

Price, €

€268.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF, processore per sistemi desktop sbloccato 8 core fino a 5,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e 400 selezionati) 125 W

Buy for 268.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 10251 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

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Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

66%

Multi-Core

5597

55%

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Core i9-11900KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2317

100%

Multi-Core

10125

100%

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Intel Core i5-8600K

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Intel Core i9-11900KF

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i9-11900KF

HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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