Intel Core i9-10900E vs Intel Core i5-11600T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-10900E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-11600T
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i5-11600T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-10900E or Intel Core i5-11600T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i9-10900E has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900E was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Core i5-11600T has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11600T was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group Intel Core i 11000 (22)
10 Generation 11
Comet Lake S Architecture Rocket Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-10600T
-- Successor Intel Core i5-12600T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10900E is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (4.70 GHz). The Intel Core i5-11600T has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.10 GHz).

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
10 Cores 6
20 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 12
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 32
192 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 750
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-10900E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11600T can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
45.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
20.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-10900E has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i5-11600T is 35 W.

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) 84 W @ 28 s
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 25 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10900E has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-11600T cache has a total of 15.00 MB.

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Core i5-11600T
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2021
444 $ Release price 213 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1143 (86%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1326 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
9229 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
6127 (66%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (69%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
19710 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
13879 (70%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1856 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11600T Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
6455 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i5-11600T
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