Intel Core i5-11600KF vs Intel Core i7-9800X

Core i5-11600KF vs Core i7-9800X comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-9800X is faster than the Core i5-11600KF. Despite this, the Core i5-11600KF has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-9800X has slightly more cores than the Core i5-11600KF. Indeed, the Core i7-9800X has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-11600KF. It also has more threads than the Core i5-11600KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-11600KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9800X. Also, the Core i5-11600KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-11600KF CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-9800X CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-11600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.