Intel Core i9-9900KF vs Intel Core i5-11500T

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-9900KF vs Intel Core i5-11500T and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, UserBenchmark, 7zip, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Prime95, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, SuperPi, Gears 5, Furmark, Blender, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11500T or Intel Core i9-9900KF.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-9900KF

55%

Core i5-11500T

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9900KF

55%

Core i5-11500T

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Control, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	91.9
Valorant	110.8	104.4
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	58.5
Apex Legends	104.1	98.1
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	78.3
Overwatch	89.7	84.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	72.0
DOOM Eternal	55.4	52.2
Warzone	86.4	81.4
Assassin's Creed	93.1	87.7
Valheim	92.0	86.6

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 i9-9900KF

48%

Core i5-11500T

115%

To make a final decision 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 i5-11500T is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9900KF since it has less power consumption: 95W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 i9-9900KF	Intel Core i5-11500T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	219	173
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2245	1659
Cinbench 20 Single-core	518	405
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4995	3716
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1284	1056
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12450	9838

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

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	Intel Core i5-11500T
Single-Core	2970	2356
Multi-Core	18847	17948

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

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	Intel Core i5-11500T
Single-Core	1383	1212
Multi-Core	9304	3792

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	Intel Core i5-11500T
Announcement date	April 01, 2019	January 20, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151-2	FCLGA1200
Core name	Coffee Lake	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	11
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	1.5 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	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)	95 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache	16 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 i9-9900KF is 58% better than Core i5-11500T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9900KF has 2 more core than Core i5-11500T. 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 i9-9900KF is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11500T is better: 6
Although it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-9900KF and Intel Core i5-11500T before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-9900KF - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-9900KF specs and review.

Intel Core i5-11500T - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-11500T specs and review.