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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 31% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-10500 - 264 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-10500 - $0.98 vs $0.99 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $200.65 vs $259.95
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
264
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$259.95
77%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
202
76.51515151515152%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
98.98989898989899%
Price, $
$200.65
100%
Intel Core i5-10500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.5 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110500
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Updated 34537 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1519
71.31455399061034%
Multi-Core
5470
62.04627949183303%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-10500
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$773/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$773
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41 FPS
$80.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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41 FPS
$46.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899
In Stock
1 FPS
$789.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$789.99
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1 FPS
$779/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779
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1 FPS
$769/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$769
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75 FPS
$62.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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1 FPS
$1129.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129.99
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1 FPS
$1079.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,079.99
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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