Intel Core i9-11900K CPU

Intel Core i9-11900K 8 Cores 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 125W BX8070811900K

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Compatible With Intel 500 Series & Select Intel 400 Series Chipset Based Motherboards
Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Support
Intel Optane Memory Support
Pcie Gen 4.0 Support
No Thermal Solution Included

Specifications Overview

Model	BX8070811900K
Release Date	March 2021 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i9 11th Gen
Core Name	Rocket Lake
Socket	LGA1200
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 750
CPU Cores	8
CPU Threads	16
CPU Clock Rate	3500 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	5300 MHz
TDP	125 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	16 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i9-11900K Performance comparison with similar Processors

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-11900K Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-14400F [10C / 16T] (73rd)		106%
Intel Core i5-14400 [10C / 16T] (73rd)		106%
Intel Core i5-12500 [6C / 12T] (75th)		105%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (76th)		105%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (76th)		105%
Intel Core i3-13100 [4C / 8T] (78th)		104%
Intel Core i3-13100F [4C / 8T] (78th)		104%
Intel Core i5-12400F [6C / 12T] (80th)		102%
Intel Core i5-12400 [6C / 12T] (80th)		102%
Intel Core i9-11900KF [8C / 16T] (82nd)		~
Intel Core i9-11900K [8C / 16T] (82nd)		100%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (84th)		99%
Intel Core i9-10900KF [10C / 20T] (85th)		99%
Intel Core i9-10900K [10C / 20T] (85th)		99%
Intel Core i3-12100F [4C / 8T] (87th)		98%
Intel Core i3-12100 [4C / 8T] (87th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X [12C / 24T] (89th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X [8C / 16T] (90th)		96%
Intel Core i7-11700KF [8C / 16T] (91st)		94%
Intel Core i7-11700K [8C / 16T] (91st)		94%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X [6C / 12T] (93rd)		92%

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Intel Core i9-11900K Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 54.8% below average.
151 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Celeron G5900 offers 449.7% better value priced at $50.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-11900K Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-12600KF [10C / 16T] (91st)		108%
Intel Core i5-12600K [10C / 16T] (91st)		108%
Intel Core i9-9960X [16C / 32T] (93rd)		107%
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F [10C / 10T] (94th)		105%
Intel Core Ultra 5 225 [10C / 10T] (94th)		105%
Intel Core i9-10900KF [10C / 20T] (96th)		103%
Intel Core i9-10900K [10C / 20T] (96th)		103%
Intel Core i9-10900 [10C / 20T] (98th)		103%
Intel Core i9-10850K [10C / 20T] (99th)		102%
Intel Core i9-11900KF [8C / 16T] (100th)		~
Intel Core i9-11900K [8C / 16T] (100th)		100%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (102nd)		97%
Intel Core i5-13400 [10C / 16T] (102nd)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X [6C / 12T] (104th)		96%
Intel Core i9-10900F [10C / 20T] (105th)		95%
Intel Core i9-9940X [14C / 28T] (105th)		95%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 [6C / 12T] (107th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 [6C / 12T] (107th)		94%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X [12C / 24T] (109th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D [8C / 16T] (110th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X [8C / 16T] (111th)		92%

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Intel Core i9-11900K Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 43.9% below average.
70 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 offers 292.3% better value priced at $84.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-11900K Gaming Performance

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache

Intel Core Ultra 5 225F [10C / 10T] (69th)		105%
Intel Core i9-13900F [24C / 32T] (70th)		104%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X [12C / 24T] (71st)		103%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X [16C / 32T] (72nd)		103%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT [8C / 16T] (73rd)		103%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X [8C / 16T] (74th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (75th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X [8C / 16T] (76th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F [6C / 12T] (77th)		~
Intel Core i9-11900KF [8C / 16T] (78th)		~
Intel Core i9-11900K [8C / 16T] (78th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 [6C / 12T] (80th)		99%
Intel Core i5-10600KF [6C / 12T] (81st)		98%
Intel Core i5-10600K [6C / 12T] (81st)		98%
Intel Core i9-14900 [24C / 32T] (83rd)		97%
Intel Core i9-13900 [24C / 32T] (84th)		96%
Intel Core i9-13900T [24C / 32T] (85th)		95%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 [6C / 12T] (86th)		95%
Intel Core i7-14700F [20C / 28T] (87th)		94%
Intel Core i5-13600K [14C / 20T] (88th)		90%
Intel Core i5-13600KF [14C / 20T] (89th)		89%

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Intel Core i9-11900K Price/Performance Analysis

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 47.3% below average.
80 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 354.9% better value priced at $90.

Expert reviews

The Core i9 11900K only has a few frame rate wins to show for itself. It's not tangibly quicker than the last-gen i9—in fact, it's notably slower in multithreaded processing power—has a weaker specs sheet, costs more, and is far more thirsty. And Comet Lake itself was already pretty demanding on that front. You shouldn't buy a Core i9 11900K, be...

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Rocket Lake has been hamstrung by 14nm and the power draw is awful to behold.

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The Intel Core i9-11900K may be the most powerful processor in the world when it comes to gaming, but it's only marginally superior to alternative chips that are significantly cheaper. And with AMD continuing to dominate the desktop processor market for content creation, it's difficult to see a good reason to buy Intel's flagship CPU at its curr...

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