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Intel Core i7-11700K vs Intel Core i9-13900K vs Intel Core i5-11600K

Intel Core i7-11700K

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The Intel Core i7-11700K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.6 - 4.9 GHz. 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). 

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).

The CPU is manufactured on an old 14 nm process like the Comet Lake predecessors.

Intel Core i9-13900K

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The Intel Core i9-13900K is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raptor Lake series. It includes a hybrid architecture for the CPU cores with combined 24 cores and 32 threads. Eight fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading and a clock speed of 3 - 5.8 GHz and sixteen Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading and a clock speed of 2.2 - 4.3 GHz.

Thanks to the faster P-cores and more E-cores, the i9-13900K is significantly faster than the old i9-12900K (especially in multi-threaded workloads). Compared to the Raphael AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (Zen 4), the 13900K offers a slightly higher multi-thread-performance and a slightly lower single core performance. In games, the Intel CPU is currently the clear winner (at the time of announcement of the 7950X).

The 13900K is rated at 125 Watt TDP base power (PL1) and 253 Watt Turbo Power (PL2) and therefore slightly higher than the old i9-12900K.

Intel Core i5-11600K

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The Intel Core i5-11600K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 6 cores and 12 threads clocked at 3.9 - 4.9 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.0 only). Using all cores, the CPU can clock up to 4.6 GHz.  

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). 

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.

Thanks to the faster core architecture, the 11600K can beat the old i5-10600K by around 20 percent. Therefore, the i5-11600K is a good mid range choice for gaming.

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 11600K, the GPU is clocked from 350 - 1300 MHz.

The CPU is manufactured on the old 14nm process like the Comet Lake predecessors. The power consumption is not as high, as the Core i9-11900K, but can't come close to the power efficient Ryzen 5 5600X.

ModelIntel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i9-13900KIntel Core i5-11600K
SeriesIntel Rocket LakeIntel Raptor Lake-SIntel Rocket Lake
CodenameRocket LakeRaptor LakeRocket Lake
Series: Rocket Lake Rocket Lake
Intel Core i9-11900K3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K « 3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-117002.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900K « 3 - 5.8 GHz24 / 32 cores36 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700K3.4 - 5.4 GHz16 / 24 cores30 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600K3.5 - 5.1 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-135002.5 - 4.8 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500T2.5 - 4.6 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900K3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-117002.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K « 3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock3600 - 5000 MHz3000 - 5800 MHz3900 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache640 KB480 KB
L2 Cache4 MB32 MB3 MB
L3 Cache16 MB36 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 1624 / 32
8 x 5.8 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core
16 x 4.3 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
6 / 12
TDP125 Watt125 Watt125 Watt
Technology14 nm10 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA1200LGA 1700LGA1200
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHAIntel UHD Graphics 770, DDR5 5600 MT/s, DDR4 3200 MT/sDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770 (300 - 1650 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.intel.comark.intel.com
Die Size257 mm2
$589 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-11700K
41.2 pt (57%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-13900K
59.3 pt (82%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-11600K
39.4 pt (55%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
14281 Points (13%)
min: 32592     avg: 37310     median: 38271.5 (36%)     max: 40103 Points
min: 11124     avg: 11218     median: 11217.5 (10%)     max: 11311 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1558 Points (66%)
min: 2203     avg: 2238     median: 2238.5 (95%)     max: 2272 Points
min: 1500     avg: 1530     median: 1529.5 (65%)     max: 1559 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 580     avg: 588     median: 588 (65%)     max: 596 Points
min: 828     avg: 849     median: 849.5 (94%)     max: 870 Points
min: 576     avg: 586     median: 585.5 (65%)     max: 595 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 5082     avg: 5361     median: 5361 (13%)     max: 5640 Points
min: 13415     avg: 14459     median: 14620.5 (36%)     max: 15181 Points
min: 4254     avg: 4302     median: 4301.5 (10%)     max: 4349 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2265     avg: 2299     median: 2299 (15%)     max: 2333 Points
min: 5321     avg: 5798     median: 5805.5 (37%)     max: 6191 Points
min: 1738     avg: 1744     median: 1744 (11%)     max: 1750 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
240 Points (72%)
min: 299     avg: 314.1     median: 318 (96%)     max: 328 Points
min: 234     avg: 238     median: 238 (72%)     max: 242 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
25.6 Points (33%)
min: 62.2     avg: 67     median: 67.5 (88%)     max: 70.78 Points
19.3 Points (25%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.9 Points (71%)
min: 3.8     avg: 3.9     median: 3.9 (96%)     max: 3.93 Points
2.9 Points (71%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9621 Points (58%)
min: 11661     avg: 11989     median: 12017.5 (73%)     max: 12259 Points
9745 Points (59%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
58342 Points (42%)
min: 85342     avg: 88253     median: 87738 (64%)     max: 92192 Points
49408 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 132000     avg: 134526     median: 133567 (93%)     max: 138969 Points
64663 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 17418     avg: 17943     median: 17998.5 (22%)     max: 18355 Points
12957 Points (16%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.8 s (1%)
min: 1.818     avg: 2.1     median: 2 (0%)     max: 2.305 s
4.9 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 79.738     avg: 84.6     median: 84.2 (1%)     max: 90.13 s
107.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 13210     avg: 14265     median: 14271 (23%)     max: 15309 Points
7850 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
57129 MIPS (33%)
min: 127201     avg: 142777     median: 146984 (84%)     max: 148053 MIPS
min: 44620     avg: 44971     median: 44971 (26%)     max: 45322 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6157 MIPS (74%)
min: 7176     avg: 7343     median: 7272 (87%)     max: 7539 MIPS
min: 5987     avg: 6062     median: 6061.5 (72%)     max: 6136 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
128 fps (45%)
min: 247.5     avg: 261.5     median: 264.8 (92%)     max: 269 fps
min: 100.5     avg: 100.8     median: 100.8 (35%)     max: 101 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
292.5 fps (67%)
min: 412     avg: 419     median: 419.3 (97%)     max: 425.5 fps
min: 279     avg: 289     median: 289 (67%)     max: 299 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
16.3 fps (29%)
min: 34.5     avg: 39.9     median: 40.7 (72%)     max: 42.6 fps
min: 14     avg: 14.4     median: 14.4 (25%)     max: 14.7 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (0%)
min: 2.6     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (0%)     max: 3 GB/s
0.9 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.9 GB/s (33%)
min: 5.2     avg: 5.4     median: 5.4 (93%)     max: 5.4 GB/s
1.5 GB/s (26%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
12.7 GB/s (33%)
min: 20.5     avg: 23.3     median: 22.9 (60%)     max: 27 GB/s
9.7 GB/s (25%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 136     avg: 145.2     median: 140.5 (2%)     max: 174 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
221 Seconds (2%)
min: 80     avg: 85.7     median: 84 (1%)     max: 101 Seconds
min: 264.5     avg: 267.3     median: 267.3 (2%)     max: 270 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (11%)
min: 0.3468     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3911 sec
min: 0.506     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.528 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
16388 Points (35%)
min: 19989     avg: 20578     median: 20192 (43%)     max: 21934 Points
14519 Points (31%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
20.2 s (4%)
min: 5.655     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (1%)     max: 5.86 s
6.8 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 12.287     avg: 12.6     median: 12.5 (1%)     max: 13.193 s
14.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
685 s (3%)
min: 289.628     avg: 296.6     median: 293.3 (1%)     max: 310.125 s
353.7 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 86915     avg: 97290     median: 96473 (84%)     max: 112434 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
17324 Points (47%)
min: 29023     avg: 31289     median: 31187.5 (84%)     max: 33181 Points
min: 15381     avg: 16381     median: 16381 (44%)     max: 17381 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
70388 Points (57%)
min: 79257     avg: 97847     median: 97246.5 (79%)     max: 111988 Points
min: 70567     avg: 75640     median: 75640 (61%)     max: 80713 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 80320     avg: 96904     median: 97919.5 (79%)     max: 102987 Points
79747 Points (65%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 83056     avg: 98634     median: 97311 (82%)     max: 105981 Points
81270 Points (68%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
18593 Points (47%)
min: 26626     avg: 29034     median: 29044.5 (73%)     max: 30955 Points
min: 14147     avg: 14403     median: 14402.5 (36%)     max: 14658 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
25557 Points (46%)
min: 46013     avg: 51456     median: 51140 (91%)     max: 54226 Points
min: 21677     avg: 22154     median: 22154 (39%)     max: 22631 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 16236     avg: 20507     median: 20037 (84%)     max: 22794 Points
min: 8286     avg: 8884     median: 8884 (37%)     max: 9482 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1721     avg: 1766     median: 1765.5 (74%)     max: 1810 Points
min: 2106     avg: 2237     median: 2286 (96%)     max: 2290 Points
min: 1694     avg: 1723     median: 1723 (73%)     max: 1752 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10269     avg: 10787     median: 10786.5 (19%)     max: 11304 Points
min: 22448     avg: 23743     median: 24033 (43%)     max: 24157 Points
min: 8336     avg: 8430     median: 8429.5 (15%)     max: 8523 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2148     avg: 2191     median: 2197 (10%)     max: 2246 Points
1731 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 22024     avg: 23446     median: 23664 (75%)     max: 24021 Points
8542 Points (27%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9218     avg: 9542     median: 9598 (96%)     max: 9683 Points
7438 Points (74%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 77347     avg: 84105     median: 85336 (94%)     max: 86695 Points
33266 Points (37%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
603 ms (1%)
min: 423     avg: 430.6     median: 432 (1%)     max: 438 ms
min: 587     avg: 598     median: 597.5 (1%)     max: 608 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
124.2 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
71212 Points (63%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 304     avg: 317.6     median: 316 (91%)     max: 335 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
254 Points (53%)
min: 338     avg: 364     median: 368 (77%)     max: 382 Points
min: 263     avg: 271.5     median: 271.5 (57%)     max: 280 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1775 Points (68%)
min: 2263     avg: 2497     median: 2580 (99%)     max: 2589 Points
1652 Points (63%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
210 Watt (36%)
min: 228     avg: 354.3     median: 359 (62%)     max: 471 Watt
min: 187     avg: 204.7     median: 199 (34%)     max: 228 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
244 Watt (45%)
min: 349     avg: 392.5     median: 370.5 (68%)     max: 480 Watt
min: 177     avg: 195.3     median: 189 (34%)     max: 219.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
9.6 Points per Watt (7%)
min: 12.9     avg: 15     median: 15.2 (11%)     max: 16.8 Points per Watt
min: 7.9     avg: 8.9     median: 8.9 (7%)     max: 9.89 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-11700K → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-13900K → 170% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11600K → 91% n=33

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