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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $513
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MSRP in USD: $513
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KS on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 505 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KS.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Core i9-9900KS - 186 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $145.0 vs $543.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9900KS - $0.78 vs $3.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 125 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
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 i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2019 |
| 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i9-9900KS
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$20.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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62 FPS
$20.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,299
In Stock
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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