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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1079 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500T
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $125.0 vs $259.95
- Up to 48% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-11900 - $0.43 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 8% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8500T - 312 vs 289 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 16 vs 6 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
289
92.62820512820514%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
Intel CM8068403362509 Core i5-8500T Prcsr Tray
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
312
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
51.80722891566265%
Price, $
$259.95
48%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1181
55.44600938967136%
Multi-Core
4117
46.6991833030853%
Intel Core i5-8500T | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500T or Core i9-11900
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
114 FPS
$28.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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114 FPS
$16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899
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149 FPS
$31.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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