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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9900KS on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 505 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9900KS.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 24% better in League of Legends than Core i9-9900KS - 267 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $165.86 vs $1989.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9900KS - $0.62 vs $9.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 125 vs 127 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
267
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 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
Very High
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28th, 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 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 127 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KS or Core i5-11600KF
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
245 FPS
$4.69/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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245 FPS
$6.82/FPS
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Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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