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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 7% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-9700K - 194 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $179.99 vs $252.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-9700K - $0.93 vs $1.39 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 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 i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i5-11600K
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
37 FPS
$40.54/FPS
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Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-9700K
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16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$189.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$197.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$72.95/FPS
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