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In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 514 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 17% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-10900X - 147 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $145.0 vs $565.0
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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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
Very High
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i5-11600KF
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
51 FPS
$22.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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51 FPS
$19.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009.99
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126 FPS
$48.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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51 FPS
$32.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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