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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-10600 - 130 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $150.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-11900F - $1.22 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
123
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for $150 on Amazon
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Updated 13398 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i5-10600
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
88 FPS
$11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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