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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-9600K - 147 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-9600K - $1.13 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $155.0 vs $165.86
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 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 i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i5-9600K
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
80 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,140.99
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80 FPS
$17.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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80 FPS
$20.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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