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$140
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
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MSRP in USD: $385
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-9700K - 312 vs 300 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $140.0 vs $295.13
- Up to 54% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-9700K - $0.45 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
312
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600 or Core i7-9700K
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
120 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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134 FPS
$29.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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160 FPS
$16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,697.99
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53 FPS
$17.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
In Stock
53 FPS
$17.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
In Stock
53 FPS
$18.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
In Stock
120 FPS
$22.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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