Intel Core i9 9900X vs Intel Core i5 11600K

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Intel Core i9 9900X

Intel Core i5 11600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900X with 10 cores 3.5GHz 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 9900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i5 11600K 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1182

Intel Core i5 11600K +32%

1564

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +24%

13994

Intel Core i5 11600K

11277

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1455

Intel Core i5 11600K +57%

2295

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +12%

10273

Intel Core i5 11600K

9108

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1165

Intel Core i5 11600K +41%

1650

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +37%

10704

Intel Core i5 11600K

7766

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

2565

Intel Core i5 11600K +30%

3353

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +11%

21833

Intel Core i5 11600K

19635

Intel Core i9 9900X

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Intel Core i5 11600K

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Mar 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

i9-9900X

Processor Number

i5-11600K

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

125 W

92 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

6

20

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

10

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 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

85 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 9900X

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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