Intel Core i9-9900KF vs Intel Core i5-11600T

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i9-9900KF vs Intel Core i5-11600T and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Handbrake, SuperPi, 7zip, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, WPrime, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, MATLAB, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, PassMark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, Blender, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11600T 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 i5-11600T

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9900KF

55%

Core i5-11600T

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	94.3
Valorant	110.8	107.2
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	60.0
Apex Legends	104.1	100.8
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	80.4
Overwatch	89.7	86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	74.0
DOOM Eternal	55.4	53.6
Warzone	86.4	83.6
Assassin's Creed	93.1	90.0
Valheim	92.0	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 comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-9900KF

48%

Core i5-11600T

136%

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 i5-11600T 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, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that 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 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 i5-11600T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	219	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2245	1684
Cinbench 20 Single-core	518	411
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4995	3774
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1284	1072
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12450	9989

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

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	Intel Core i5-11600T
Single-Core	2970	2393
Multi-Core	18847	18222

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

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	Intel Core i5-11600T
Single-Core	1383	1433
Multi-Core	9304	6198

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy 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 i5-11600T
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	4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	1.7 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 52% better than Core i5-11600T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9900KF has 2 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 i9-9900KF is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11600T is better: 7
Although it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-9900KF and Intel Core i5-11600T before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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 i5-11600T - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-11600T specs and review.