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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 7% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-9700K - 144 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $140.0 vs $252.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-9700K - $0.97 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i5-11600
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
51 FPS
$29.41/FPS
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Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$35.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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27 FPS
$36.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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51 FPS
$52.92/FPS
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Core i7-9700K
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