Core i9-11900 vs Core i5-13600KF

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $294

Intel Core i5-13600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600KF 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 i5-13600KF is 560 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-11900.

Advantages of Core i9-11900

Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-13600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-13600KF

Performs up to 19% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-11900 - 554 vs 465 FPS
Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $180.00 vs $299.99
Up to 51% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-11900 - $0.32 vs $0.65 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900 - 20 vs 16 threads

This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

465

84%

Value, $/FPS

$0.65/FPS

49%

Price, $

$299.99

60%

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 197 minutes ago

Core i5-13600KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

FPS

554

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.32/FPS

100%

Price, $

$180

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-13600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for $180 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 198 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Core i5-13600KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

353

FPS

262

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

162

FPS

147

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

554

FPS

465

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

951

FPS

864

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

261

FPS

234

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-11900

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2130

78%

Multi-Core

8816

57%

Core i5-13600KF

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Single-Core

2747

100%

Multi-Core

15415

100%

Core i9-11900	vs	Core i5-13600KF
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9	Collection	Core i5
Rocket Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	14
16	Threads	20
2.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
5.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.1 GHz
65 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	10 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
UHD Graphics 750	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes