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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 3673 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 18% better in Saints Row than Core i7-990X - 174 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $165.86 vs $178.02
- Up to 21% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-990X - $0.95 vs $1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
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 i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i7-990X
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$18.4/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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62 FPS
$22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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62 FPS
$26.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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