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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 879 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 22% better in Rust than Core i9-9960X - 237 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $237.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9960X - $1.0 vs $8.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$237
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-11900KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i9-11900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.1 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 |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Core i9-11900KF
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
116 FPS
$8.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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148 FPS
$22.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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116 FPS
$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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152 FPS
$21.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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79 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129
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148 FPS
$43.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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122 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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