Core i5-11600KF vs Core i9-11900

Prices and Stock
MSRP $237

Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $439

Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-11900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF and the more expensive Core i9-11900 have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Core i5-11600KF

Performs up to 1% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-11900 - 141 vs 140 FPS
Up to 35% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $195.00 vs $299.99
Up to 36% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-11900 - $1.38 vs $2.14 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-11900

Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

141

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.38/FPS

100%

Price, $

$195

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

Buy for $195 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315 minutes ago

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

140

99%

Value, $/FPS

$2.14/FPS

64%

Price, $

$299.99

65%

Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 315 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

175

FPS

174

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

649

FPS

643

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Maximum

209

FPS

208

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

275

FPS

274

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

759

FPS

754

FPS

Minecraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-11600KF

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2221

100%

Multi-Core

8675

95%

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2179

98%

Multi-Core

9142

100%

Core i5-11600KF	vs	Core i9-11900
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5	Collection	Core i9
Rocket Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	8
12	Threads	16
3.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.5 GHz
4.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.2 GHz
125 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
39.0x	Multiplier	25.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 750
Yes	Overclockable	No