Intel Core i9 7900X vs Intel Core i5 11600K

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Intel Core i9 7900X Intel Core i5 11600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i5 11600K with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (14MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i5 11600K 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 10 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

1203

Intel Core i5 11600K +30%

1564

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +4%

11804

Intel Core i5 11600K

11277

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

1323

Intel Core i5 11600K +73%

2295

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

8536

Intel Core i5 11600K +6%

9108

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

1127

Intel Core i5 11600K +46%

1650

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +31%

10189

Intel Core i5 11600K

7766

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

2556

Intel Core i5 11600K +31%

3353

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +6%

20991

Intel Core i5 11600K

19635

Intel Core i9 7900X

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Intel Core i5 11600K

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Mar 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

i9-7900X

Processor Number

i5-11600K

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-1200

140 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

6

20

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

10

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

14 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7900X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 11600K

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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