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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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MSRP in USD: $488
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 7% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-9900K - 285 vs 266 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $179.99 vs $405.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-9900K - $0.63 vs $1.52 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 16 vs 12 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
285
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Core i9-9900K
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
176 FPS
$26.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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153 FPS
$25.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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161 FPS
$24.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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