Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz

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Is the Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 8 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 750

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.2 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 16 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-3200)

Other names: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz, 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 32.16

Overall Rank:
901st fastest in multithreading out of 6046 CPUs
656th fastest in single threading out of 6046 CPUs
276th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $694.74 USD (2026-06-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

22340

Single Thread Rating

3372

Samples: 715*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	83,493 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	48,789 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	62 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	32,983 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,828 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	284,152 KBytes/Sec
Physics	968 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	19,599 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,372 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,051
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,568
Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz		22,340
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,820
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,536
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		174.80
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.92
Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz		32.16
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz		3,372
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3752967 - Oct 01 2026		23706
BL3743179 - Sep 27 2026		22185
BL3742882 - Sep 27 2026		25850
BL3738349 - Sep 25 2026		23580
BL3711453 - Sep 12 2026		18880

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz		22,340
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750GE vs Intel Core i9-11900		20,998 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i9-11900KB @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900		22,710 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i9-11900F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900		22,034 (-1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i9-11900		27,656 (+23.8%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900		24,888 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900		24,492 (+9.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i9-11900		24,214 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900		23,735 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900		17,149 (-23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-11900		22,948 (+2.7%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900		22,613 (+1.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i9-11900		21,820 (-2.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,384
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,486
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,058
Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz		2,437

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