Intel Core i9-9820X vs Intel Core i5-11600T

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i9-9820X vs Intel Core i5-11600T tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Gears 5, Blender, Furmark, AIDA64, 3DMark, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, Blender, PassMark, SuperPi, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11600T or Intel Core i9-9820X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-9820X

56%

Core i5-11600T

55%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-9820X is 1% better than Core i5-11600T. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9820X

56%

Core i5-11600T

53%

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 less popular games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	100.2	94.3
Valorant	113.8	107.2
Cyberpunk 2077	63.8	60.0
Apex Legends	107.0	100.8
Call of Duty Warzone	85.4	80.4
Overwatch	92.2	86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.6	74.0
DOOM Eternal	56.9	53.6
Warzone	88.8	83.6
Assassin's Creed	95.6	90.0
Valheim	94.5	89.0

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, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i9-9820X

25%

Core i5-11600T

136%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-11600T is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9820X as it consumes less power: 165W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 i9-9820X	Intel Core i5-11600T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	184	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1987	1684
Cinbench 20 Single-core	422	411
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4677	3774
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1320	1072
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14283	9989

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

	Intel Core i9-9820X	Intel Core i5-11600T
Single-Core	2448	2393
Multi-Core	20453	18222

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

	Intel Core i9-9820X	Intel Core i5-11600T
Single-Core	1256	1433
Multi-Core	11942	6198

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i9-9820X	Intel Core i5-11600T
Announcement date	October 01, 2018	January 20, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1200
Core name	Skylake	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	11
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	1.7 MHz
Cores	10	6
Threads	20	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	165 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 i9-9820X is 48% better than Core i5-11600T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9820X has 4 more core than Core i5-11600T. 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 i9-9820X is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11600T is better: 6
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i9-9820X and Intel Core i5-11600T before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-9820X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-9820X specs and review.

Intel Core i5-11600T - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-11600T specs and review.