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$259.95
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 12% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9600 - 147 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $125.0 vs $259.95
- Up to 46% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-11900 - $0.95 vs $1.77 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
53.67231638418078%
Price, $
$259.95
48%
FPS 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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Updated 182 minutes ago
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
89.1156462585034%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $125 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1462
68.63849765258216%
Multi-Core
4944
56.07985480943739%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-9600
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
$56.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$5,155.99
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92 FPS
$35.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
In Stock
107 FPS
$43.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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