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Intel Core i9-11900K

Intel i9-11900K

The Intel Core i9-11900K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.5 - 5.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.0 / TVB). With Turbo Boost 2.0, 5.1 GHz can be reached with a single thread. Using all cores, the CPU can clock up to 4.8 GHz. Adaptive Boost enables even higher multi-core frequencies (5.1 GHz all core Turbo) but uses a lot more power.

The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1, power limit sustained load) but the PL2 is set to around 250 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds).

Thanks to the faster core architecture, the 11900K can compensate the two missing cores compared to the Core i9-10900K. Single thread focused applications therefore profit a lot from the improved IPC. Gaming performance is only slightly improved (depending on the game). Overall, the high core AMD Ryzen models like the Ryzen 9 5900X are still ahead in gaming and applications.

The Sunny Cove processor cores (known from the Ice Lake mobile CPUs) offer larger caches and an improved IPC (up to 19%). Furthermore, the chip also includes (partly) integrated WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. The platform supports PCIe 4.0 and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration.

The faster Rocket Lake-S CPUs also integrate a new Intel UHD Graphics 750 that is based on the current Intel Xe architecture (e.g. mobile Tiger Lake) and offers 32 EUs. In the 11900K, the GPU is clocked from 350 - 1300 MHz.

Power consumption

This Core i9 has a 125 W TDP, also known as the long-term power limit. Intel lets PC manufacturers reduce that value somewhat if required, 95 W being the lower limit, which would result in lower clock speeds and lower performance. The reality is, an 11900K can be much more power hungry than either of the two numbers imply simply because of its sheer might but also because it is manufactured on an old 14 nm Intel process that makes for lower-than-average, as of mid-2022, energy efficiency.

SeriesIntel Rocket Lake
CodenameRocket Lake

Series: Rocket Lake Rocket Lake

Intel Core i9-11900K « 3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K compare3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700 compare2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Clock Rate3500 - 5300 MHz
Level 1 Cache640 KB
Level 2 Cache4 MB
Level 3 Cache16 MB
Number of Cores / Threads8 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)125 Watt
Manufacturing Technology14 nm
SocketLGA1200
FeaturesAVX512, Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs, DDR4-3200
GPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date04/30/2021
Product Link (external)Intel Rocket Lake i9-11900K

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
56.3 pt (63%)
AMD E1-2100
2.72 -95%
...
Intel Core i5-12500H
53.2 -6%
Intel Core i7-11700K
53.3 -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
53.7 -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
54.1 -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
54.2 -4%
Intel Core i7-12650H
54.7 -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
54.9 -2%
Intel Core i9-10900K
55 -2%
Intel Core i9-10850K
55.1 -2%
Intel Core i9-11900K
56.3
Intel Core i7-13620H
56.8 1%
Intel Core i7-12700H
57 1%
Intel Core i7-12800H
57.2 2%
Intel Core i7-12850HX
57.3 2%
Intel Core i7-1370P
57.4 2%
Intel Core i9-9980XE
57.5 2%
Intel Core i5-13400F
57.5 2%
Intel Core i7-13700H
57.6 2%
Intel Core i5-13400
57.7 2%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
89.5 59%
0%
100%
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 13825     avg: 14669     median: 14747 (24%)     max: 15519 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1604     avg: 1640     median: 1636 (72%)     max: 1693 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 619     avg: 633     median: 633 (73%)     max: 647 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 5055     avg: 5499     median: 5306 (23%)     max: 5997 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2238     avg: 2358     median: 2379 (25%)     max: 2436 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 254     avg: 256.5     median: 255 (78%)     max: 262 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
26.8 Points (38%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.1 Points (10%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
10545 points (64%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
62024 points (45%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
80613 Points (58%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
14149 Points (77%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
77.9 s (1%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4 s (1%)
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WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
9030 points (52%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 54125     avg: 59047     median: 59658.5 (37%)     max: 62746 MIPS
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6174     avg: 6380     median: 6347 (76%)     max: 6652 MIPS
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
137 fps (50%)
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
309.5 fps (73%)
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 16.6     avg: 18.2     median: 18.2 (39%)     max: 19.8 fps
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (40%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.9 GB/s (35%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
13 GB/s (40%)
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
428 Seconds (5%)
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 190.3     avg: 210.8     median: 211.9 (1%)     max: 229 Seconds
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4733     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.4981 sec
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.3 s (1%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.7 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
331.4 s (1%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 20149     avg: 20662     median: 20662 (56%)     max: 21175 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 74965     avg: 79326     median: 79325.5 (66%)     max: 83686 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
75316 Points (62%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
85348 Points (72%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 18242     avg: 19567     median: 20094 (51%)     max: 20364 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 26699     avg: 27967     median: 28121 (52%)     max: 28927 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 11012     avg: 12563     median: 12902.5 (64%)     max: 13433 Points
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1748     avg: 1796     median: 1787.5 (77%)     max: 1885 points
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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9547     avg: 10328     median: 10483 (36%)     max: 11035 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1863 points (8%)
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
11008 points (35%)
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
7976 points (82%)
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Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
42329 points (47%)
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 544     avg: 566     median: 569.5 (1%)     max: 581 ms
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 244     avg: 247     median: 247 (74%)     max: 250 Points
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 217     avg: 268.5     median: 283.5 (66%)     max: 290 Points
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 197     avg: 235.6     median: 221.5 (38%)     max: 302.2 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 243     avg: 274.3     median: 259.2 (54%)     max: 336 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 7.03     avg: 8.4     median: 8.6 (10%)     max: 9.39 Points per Watt
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