Intel Core i9-11900 vs Intel Core i9-10900F

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-11900 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-10900F
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-10900F

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-11900 or Intel Core i9-10900F - 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 i9-11900 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11900 was released in Q1/2021.

The Intel Core i9-10900F has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900F was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core i 11000 (22) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
11 Generation 10
Rocket Lake S Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-10900 Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-12900 Successor Intel Core i9-11900F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-11900 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-11900 is 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-10900F has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10900F is at 2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz).

Intel Core i9-11900 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900F
8 Cores 10
16 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.20 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.60 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 i9-11900 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-11900 or Intel Core i9-10900F has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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

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 750 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-11900 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-10900F supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 45.8 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-11900 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900F
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-11900 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i9-10900F has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-11900 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900F
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
224 W @ 56 s TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11900 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-10900F is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-11900 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900F
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
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
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2020
439 $ Release price 422 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1630 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1354 (83%)

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 i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1831 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1379 (75%)

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 i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9674 (90%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
10744 (100%)

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 i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2148 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1662 (77%)

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 i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10040 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
8972 (89%)

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 i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
22830 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
20233 (89%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
6293 (93%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
6751 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
529 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
5912 (100%)

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 i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
231 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2541 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-10900F
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