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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 2207 days newer than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 15 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 36% better in New World than Core i7-5500U - 141 vs 104 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 16 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5500U | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5500U or Core i9-11900K
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
74 FPS
$28.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,119
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74 FPS
$25.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,898
In Stock
81 FPS
$24.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
In Stock
113 FPS
$19.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
In Stock
74 FPS
$27.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,059
In Stock
74 FPS
$22.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,699
In Stock
64 FPS
$28.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
In Stock
104 FPS
$34.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,599
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104 FPS
$32.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,399.99
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64 FPS
$28.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
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