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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 798 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Core i9-9900KF
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $295.00 vs $335.00
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 31% better in Diablo IV than Core i9-9900KF - 289 vs 220 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i9-9900KF - $1.16 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
289
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$335
88%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF | vs | Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i9-11900K
With selected game settings
87 FPS
$18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$31/FPS
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64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$44.42/FPS
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16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$41.09/FPS
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69 FPS
$29.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
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$30.19/FPS
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$27.22/FPS
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