Intel Core i9 11900KF vs Intel Core i7 11700KF

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i9 11900KF, vs Intel Core i7 11700KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i9 11900KF and Intel Core i7 11700KF
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 11900KF
1663
Intel Core i7 11700KF
1570
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 11900KF
16211
Intel Core i7 11700KF
15009
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 11900KF
3532
Intel Core i7 11700KF
3370
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 11900KF
24793
Intel Core i7 11700KF
23828
Integer Math89.3 GOps/s85.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math52.8 GOps/s50.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search67 M primes/s62 M primes/s
Random String Sort37.4 M strings/s36.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.7 GB/s15.3 GB/s
Data Compression327.3 MB/s317.9 MB/s
Physics1034 frames/s984 frames/s
Extended Instructions228 M matrices/s223 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i9 11900KF
2535
Intel Core i7 11700KF
2334
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i9 11900KF
10369
Intel Core i7 11700KF
10754
File Compression741.6 MB/s795.7 MB/s
Clang Compilation92.6 KLines/s92.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser188.6 pages/s210.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering316.8 MP/sec348.1 MP/sec
Text Processing242.6 pages/s231.1 pages/s
Background Blur51.7 frames/s53.8 frames/s
Photo Processing73.4 frames/s79.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing21 MP/sec21.2 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i9 11900KF
213.97
Intel Core i7 11700KF
199.53

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 83 PPW 86 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 198.3 PPW 190.6 PPW
Blender / W 1.71 PPW 1.6 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced March, 16, 2021 March, 16, 2021
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Rocket Lake Rocket Lake
Model number i9-11900KF i7-11700KF
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz 5 GHz
General
Cores count88
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier35x36x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 14 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 125 W
Socket LGA-1200 LGA-1200
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 50 GB 50 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

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