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In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KF on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 798 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600K - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-9900KF - 192 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $175.0 vs $283.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel® Core™ i5-11600K 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
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1691
77.35590118938701%
Multi-Core
8053
93.86874927147686%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-11600K
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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