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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 1983 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 35 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-6500TE - 125 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $237.0 vs $489.95
- Up to 56% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-6500TE - $1.9 vs $4.3 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 16 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$237
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500TE or Core i9-11900KF
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
$12.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$33.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
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100 FPS
$32/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
$22.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129
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98 FPS
$66.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
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83 FPS
$23.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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