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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i9-9920X - 206 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $265.0 vs $587.46
- Up to 56% better value when playing Control than Core i9-9920X - $1.29 vs $2.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9920X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9920X or Core i9-11900K
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
77 FPS
$27.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$24.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,898
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89 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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148 FPS
$14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$26.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,059
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77 FPS
$22.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,699
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60 FPS
$30.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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130 FPS
$27.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,599
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130 FPS
$26.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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60 FPS
$30.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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