Intel Core i9-11900F vs Intel Core i9-9920X

Processor comparisons 18-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-11900F vs Intel Core i9-9920X and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Blender, 7zip, SuperPi, 3DMark, WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, PassMark, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valheim
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9920X or Intel Core i9-11900F.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i9-11900F

58%

Core i9-9920X

57%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-11900F is 1% better than Core i9-9920X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-11900F

55%

Core i9-9920X

58%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Control, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.7	102.9
Valorant	111.0	116.9
Cyberpunk 2077	62.2	65.5
Apex Legends	104.3	109.9
Call of Duty Warzone	83.2	87.7
Overwatch	89.9	94.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.6	80.6
DOOM Eternal	55.5	58.4
Warzone	86.6	91.2
Assassin's Creed	93.2	98.2
Valheim	92.1	97.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-11900F

86%

Core i9-9920X

25%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-11900F is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9920X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-11900F	Intel Core i9-9920X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	275	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2499	2245
Cinbench 20 Single-core	617	455
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5555	5179
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1604	1484
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15985	14791

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-11900F	Intel Core i9-9920X
Single-Core	3688	2650
Multi-Core	27327	25286

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-11900F	Intel Core i9-9920X
Single-Core	1696	1282
Multi-Core	9479	14563

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-11900F	Intel Core i9-9920X
Announcement date	March 18, 2021	October 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2066
Core name	Rocket Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	9
Turbo Frequency	5.1 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	85 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	19.25 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-9920X is 28% better than Core i9-11900F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9920X has 4 more core than Core i9-11900F. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900F is better: 16
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9920X is better: 18
However, it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i9-11900F and Intel Core i9-9920X before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i9-11900F specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9920X specs and review.