Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-11600K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 750

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 3.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.9 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 125 W

TDP Down: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-3200)

Other names: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 130.60

Overall Rank:
670th fastest in multithreading out of 4879 CPUs
352nd fastest in single threading out of 4879 CPUs
232nd fastest in out of 1392 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $150.00 USD (2024-09-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19590

Single Thread Rating

3349

Samples: 1670*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz

Integer Math	64,955 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	38,344 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	59 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	27,822 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,302 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	243,550 KBytes/Sec
Physics	945 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,661 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,349 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$150.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$157.45 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	MSI PRO DP21 Desktop, Intel Core i5-13400, UHD 730, 8GB' Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi 6 AX211, Windows 11 Home (13M-497US), Black	$579.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Vista i460 Gaming Desktop (Intel® Core™ i5-14400F, ToughRam 16GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 11) V27B-B760-460-LCS	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS ROG Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i5-11400F Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660TI 6GB DDR6, WiFi 6, Win 11, Grey, 32GB Hotface USB Card	$869.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F (6 Cores, up to 4.4GHz, Beat i7-9700K), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, WiFi, Pre Built PC Bundle with JAWFOAL	$894.19 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Avalanche i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel® Core™ i5-13400F, 16GB 3600MHz Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) D3AV-B66R-460-LCS,Black	$1099.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,031
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,115
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz		19,590
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,260
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,748
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.98
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.26
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.90
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.66
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz		130.60
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,621
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,804
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,688
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz		3,349
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2237553 - Nov 05 2024		20563
BL2235376 - Nov 02 2024 [Overclocked]		21527
BL2235355 - Nov 02 2024		20118
BL2235181 - Nov 02 2024		19230
BL2230961 - Oct 28 2024		19254

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz		19,590
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-11600K		21,888 (+11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-11600K		19,874 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-11600K		17,002 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11600K		19,627 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-11600K		18,041 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-11600K		17,338 (-11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-11600K		27,845 (+42.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-11600K		24,551 (+25.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-11600K		21,762 (+11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-11600K		21,575 (+10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-11600K		20,334 (+3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Intel Core i5-11600K		20,193 (+3.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,601
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,332
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		10,095
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,692
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,521
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,336
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,132
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,477
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,076
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz		3,200

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