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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i9-9900K - 235 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $320.00 vs $395.00
- Up to 26% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-9900K - $1.36 vs $1.83 per FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
235
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$320
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900K | vs | Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900K or Core i9-11900KF
With selected game settings
131 FPS
$8.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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117 FPS
$7.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
$21/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
$6.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
$7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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162 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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134 FPS
$11.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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166 FPS
$21.08/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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120 FPS
$39.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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