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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 693 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-9900 - 225 vs 212 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $232.0 vs $339.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i9-9900 - $1.03 vs $1.6 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$232
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900KF or Core i9-9900
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
162 FPS
$6.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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185 FPS
$17.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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162 FPS
$9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
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188 FPS
$17.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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129 FPS
$8.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129
In Stock
185 FPS
$35.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,499
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167 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,949.99
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