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In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 11% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-9700K - 659 vs 592 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $175.0 vs $223.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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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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
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1670
76.39524245196706%
Multi-Core
7089
82.63200839258656%
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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
277 FPS
$5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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301 FPS
$12.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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348 FPS
$4.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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277 FPS
$9.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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157 FPS
$6.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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157 FPS
$5.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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157 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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