CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT· REL 2021

Intel Core i9-11900K

Intel · Rocket Lake (11th) · LGA1200MSRP $539

The Intel Core i9-11900K is Intel’s high-end Rocket Lake (11th) chip targeted at modern gaming and productivity. With 8 cores and 16 threads, it scores 76/100 on our 1440p gaming index. Boosts to 5.3 GHz under load. Integrated graphics let you boot without a dedicated GPU.

76/100

1440p gaming index

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CORE SPECS

CORES / THREADS
8 / 16
BASE CLOCK
3.5 GHz
BOOST CLOCK
5.3 GHz
L3 CACHE
16 MB
TDP
125 W
SOCKET
LGA1200
MEMORY CHANNELS
2
INTEGRATED GPU
Yes

BENCHMARKS

PASSMARK SINGLE
3,503
PASSMARK MULTI
24,923

PERFORMANCE INDEX

1080p gaming
79/100
1440p gaming
76/100
4K gaming
74/100
Productivity
60/100

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