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Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-11900KF can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz 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 i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz 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 ...]


Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.3 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 125 W

TDP Down: 95 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) i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz, 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 61.39

Overall Rank:
800th fastest in multithreading out of 6045 CPUs
557th fastest in single threading out of 6045 CPUs
244th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $399.00 USD (2026-09-04)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
24493
Single Thread Rating
3514

Samples: 1891*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math88,451 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math52,414 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers65 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting37,238 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,420 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression322,717 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,022 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions22,549 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,514 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz

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.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$399.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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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
 58,189
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,053
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 34,287
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz
 24,493
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,537
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
 175.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K
 126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 98.86
Intel Core i9-13900K
 95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 81.55
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz
 61.39
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 i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz
 3,514
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
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 i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3769179 - Oct 09 2026
23480
BL3766900 - Oct 08 2026
23867
BL3764724 - Oct 07 2026
25676
BL3761069 - Oct 05 2026
24534
BL3757925 - Oct 04 2026
22050
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz
 24,493
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 28,284 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 24,888 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 23,738 (-3.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 22,948 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 30,142 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 29,755 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 26,307 (+7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 20,213 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 27,502 (+12.3%)
Intel Xeon W-1370 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 22,948 (-6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 22,661 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-11900KF
 22,218 (-9.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz 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
 12,385
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
 10,681
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
 10,492
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,055
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz
 2,556