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Intel Core i9 11900K vs i7 11700K

54 out of 100
Intel Core i9 11900K
VS
51 out of 100
Intel Core i7 11700K
Intel Core i9 11900K
Intel Core i7 11700K

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i9 11900K against the 3.6 GHz i7 11700K. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (5)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
13.4
(Bad)
Value Index
27.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 11700K and 11900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 11900K
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 11900K
vs
Core i7 11700K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i9 11900K +5%
11196
Core i7 11700K
10622
File compression 862.2 MB/sec 829.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 89.5 Klines/sec 85.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 228.1 pages/sec 211.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 331.5 Mpixels/sec 338.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 241.7 pages/sec 227.4 pages/sec
Background blur 54.3 images/sec 52.3 images/sec
Photo processing 89.4 images/sec 85.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.7 Mpixels/sec 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1034 & 1062 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i9 11900K +2%
24906
Core i7 11700K
24313
Integer math 88.9 GOps/sec 86.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 52.7 GOps/sec 51.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 67M Primes/sec 66M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 37.9M Strings/sec 36.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.8 GBytes/sec 15.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 328.6 MBytes/sec 321.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1047 Frames/sec 1030 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.3B Matrices/sec 22.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4708 & 6143 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i9 11900K +2%
213.02
Core i7 11700K
209.12

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 6.6 PPW 6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 89.6 PPW 85 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 199.2 PPW 194.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.7 PPW 1.67 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 11900K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-20 (Zodiax)Cinebench 202495 / 819
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-26 (poweruser65535)Cinebench 2024102 / 870
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-15 (antoine)Cinebench 202489 / 698
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Intel Core i7 11700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-12 (TheGoodOldChipsGERMANY)Cinebench 202499 / 867
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Aaron esxboi)Cinebench 202492 / 745
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-03 (Sierra)Cinebench 202467 / 557
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-26 (Guest #3)Cinebench 202495 / 767
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-03 (Bryan Santiago)Cinebench 202490 / 775
Add View all (5)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 11900K and i7 11700K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Rocket Lake Rocket Lake
Model number i9-11900K i7-11700K
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 750 UHD Graphics 750
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (127th and 145th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 36x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Socket LGA-1200 LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (94th and 104th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 750 Intel UHD Graphics 750
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i9 11900K
0.7 TFLOPS
Core i7 11700K
0.7 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 750 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 50 GB/s 50 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 11900K official page Intel Core i7 11700K official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 11700K or i9 11900K?
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Raymond Van Wyk May 2, 2022 at 09:47 AM
Owning an i7-11700K, the 11900K for the increased price it is just not worth it, there is no real-time noticeable performance gain in your games or work, you might only see a few fps increases in games which does not justify the increased price of the 11900K. if you want to consider buying either of these for your new system then I would also highly not recommend 11 gen, rather a 12 gen i5 or i7 as the 12 gen has performance cores and efficiency cores which can give you a noticeable performance gain in your games and especially in your work.
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paul b June 22, 2021 at 02:06 PM
i've tested both cpus on an Asus z590-E ROG Strix using seeral benchmarks and the i7 outperformed the i9 in the majority of tests. is it really worth a couple hundred more dollars for 300mhz of extra speed in the i9? not really
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Raymond Van Wyk May 2, 2022 at 09:56 AM
I totally agree with you there Paul. better off buying the 11700K and saving some money. the 11900K is really a joke and feels like they just made this to get extra money worth for their silicon wafers. the 11 gen you will quickly pick up was like a test run for the 12 gen.
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filip November 20, 2022 at 07:53 PM
For me the i9 is 40 dollars more than the i7, still not worth it?
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Bruh December 12, 2022 at 08:10 AM
filip, Go for the 11700f or 11900f if you can.
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