| Name: | Intel Core i9-11900K |
| Family: | Intel Core i9 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 11000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 11 |
Intel Core i9-11900K Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i9-11900K features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 11 generation of the Intel Core i9 series. To use the Intel Core i9-11900K, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i9-11900K has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-11900K is 3.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.3 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores: | 8 |
| Threads: | 16 |
| Cores: | 8x Cypress Cove |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 5.3 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 4.8 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i9-11900K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-11900K uses the Intel UHD Graphics 750, which has 256 texture shaders and 32 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 750 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.3 GHz |
| Execution units: | 32 |
| Shaders: | 256 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 12 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2021 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory: | 128.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 125 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | 95 W |
| Tjunction max: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Core i9-11900K is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1200 |
| L2-Cache: | 4.0 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 16.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Rocket Lake S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| Release date: | Q1/2021 |
| Release price: | 539 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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25467
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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25385
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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25385
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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25385
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Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
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25301
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
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16555
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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16211
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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16211
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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16211
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Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
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15945
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C 12T @ 4.7 GHz
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12714
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Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
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12706
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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12679
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
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12637
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AMD EPYC 7402
24C 48T @ 2.8 GHz
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12622
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
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11650
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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11645
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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11645
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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11645
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Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
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11642
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C 12T @ 4.7 GHz
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11329
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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11170
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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11170
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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11170
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
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11140
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 2.8 GHz
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6751
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
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6554
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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6539
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Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
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6483
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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6455
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
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6318
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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6187
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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6187
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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6187
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Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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6055
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 2.8 GHz
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2541
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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2515
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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2515
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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2515
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
6C 12T @ 4.7 GHz
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2510
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
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2497
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Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
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2497
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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2491
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Intel Core i5-13600
14C 20T @ 2.7 GHz
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2488
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Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 1.1 GHz
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2481
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-11700B
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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1878
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Intel Core i9-11900KB
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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1878
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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1878
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Intel Core i9-12900T
16C 24T @ 1.4 GHz
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1878
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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1878
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
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1688
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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1686
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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1686
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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1686
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Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 1.5 GHz
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1685
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
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766
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Intel Core i5-12490F
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
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730
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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676
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Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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674
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Intel Core i5-13400F
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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674
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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666
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Intel Xeon E-2378G
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
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666
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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666
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Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 1.5 GHz
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666
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Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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666
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
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664
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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650
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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650
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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650
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Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
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649
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 1.8 GHz
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264
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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262
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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262
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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262
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Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
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259
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
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246
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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243
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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243
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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243
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Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
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240
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Monero Hashrate kH/s
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
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7.5
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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7.3
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Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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7.3
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Intel Core i9-11900KF
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
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7.3
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