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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 3673 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 33% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-990X - 146 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $165.86 vs $178.02
- Up to 30% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-990X - $1.14 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 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
Epic
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-11600KF
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
58 FPS
$19.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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58 FPS
$24.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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58 FPS
$28.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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