Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-11600KF 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz 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 i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 3.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.9 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 125 W

TDP Down: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

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

Other names: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 141.12

Overall Rank:
662nd fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
347th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
222nd fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $139.00 USD (2024-09-29)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19616

Single Thread Rating

3340

Samples: 476*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz

Integer Math	64,662 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	38,317 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	59 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,710 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,320 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	244,125 KBytes/Sec
Physics	954 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,715 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,340 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$145.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$139.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	CYBERRPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11600KF 3.9GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4, 500GB PCI-E NVMe SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8480A11), Black	$1149.00 (www.amazon.com)
	YEYIAN Kunai X11 Gaming PC Desktop Computer, INTEL i5-11600KF 6-Core 3.9GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6, 500GB NVMe SSD, 2TB HDD, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz, 120mm AIO Liquid Cooling, Windows 11, WiFi 5, BT 5	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI PRO DP21 (MFF) Desktop, Intel Core i5-12400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Pro (12M-418US), Black	$641.62 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Avalanche i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel® Core™ i5-13400F, 16GB 3600MHz Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) D3AV-B66R-460-LCS,Black	$1099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Vista i460 Gaming Desktop (Intel® Core™ i5-14400F, ToughRam 16GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 11) V27B-B760-460-LCS	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,091
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz		19,616
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,525
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz		141.12
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz		3,340
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2211386 - Oct 05 2024		20170
BL2209356 - Oct 02 2024		20159
BL2207959 - Oct 01 2024		16646
BL2205968 - Sep 28 2024		19866
BL2205049 - Sep 27 2024		20641

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz		19,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		21,888 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		19,880 (+1.3%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		19,598 (-0.1%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		17,024 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		19,531 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		18,041 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		17,341 (-11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		16,166 (-17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		27,850 (+42.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		24,557 (+25.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		21,750 (+10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-11600KF		21,575 (+10.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,114
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz		3,212

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