Intel Core i9-11900K: specs and benchmarks

General info
Technical specs
Technologies
Memory
Benchmarks
Gaming
AMD equivalent
User rating
Advices and comments
Summary
This is Rocket Lake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 5300 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 1200 processor with a TDP of 125 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4-3200 memory.
It provides good benchmark performance at 31.65 percent of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.
General info
Of Core i9-11900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture and sales start time and price.
Technical specs
Core i9-11900K's quantitative parameters such as cores and threads number, clocks, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of Core i9-11900K's performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Number of cores
8
Number of threads
16
Maximum frequency
5.3 GHz
64 bit support
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Unlocked
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Compatibility
Information on Core i9-11900K compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one.
Socket
1200
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI
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AVX
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Security technologies
Core i9-11900K technologies aimed at raising security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT
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Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11900K are enumerated here.
VT-d
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VT-x
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Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i9-11900K.
Graphics specifications
General parameters of GPU integrated into Core i9-11900K.
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmarks performance of Core i9-11900K. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall benchmark performance
31.65
Passmark
28082
Game benchmarks
Let's see how good Core i9-11900K is for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.
Relative perfomance
Overall Core i9-11900K performance compared to nearest competitors. All CPU types participate.
100 %
Core i9-11900KAMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i9-11900K from AMD is Ryzen 7 5800X, which is faster by 2% and higher by 4 positions in our rating.