Intel Core i9-11900 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i9-11900 has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 11. gen of the Intel Core i9 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1200 socket and was released in Q1/2021. The Intel Core i9-11900 scores 1,831 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 9,674 points.
Intel Core i9-11900

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i9-11900
Family: Intel Core i9 (81)
CPU group: Intel Core i 11000 (22)
Architecture: Rocket Lake S
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 11
Predecessor: Intel Core i9-10900
Successor: Intel Core i9-12900

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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 16
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 8x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 5.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 3.80 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-11900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-11900 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): 1.30 GHz
Compute units: 32
Shader: 256
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2021
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 12
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

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 can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-3200
51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): 224 W / 56 s
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11900 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 20.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 4.00 MB
L3-Cache: 16.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
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: 439 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-11900 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
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4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1658
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 4.90 GHz
1644
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1636
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1630
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1630
Intel Core i5-12400F Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1623
Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1623

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i3-12100 Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
2157
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
2157
Intel Processor 310 Intel Processor 310
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
2152
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2148
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2148
Intel Core i7-13700TE Intel Core i7-13700TE
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2139
Intel Core i5-11600K Intel Core i5-11600K
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2138

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
10210
Intel Xeon E-2378G Intel Xeon E-2378G
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
10189
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
10143
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10040
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10040
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
9881
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
9867

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 i5-14400 Intel Core i5-14400
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1842
Intel Core i5-13490F Intel Core i5-13490F
10C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1834
Intel Core i5-13500 Intel Core i5-13500
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1834
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1831
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1831
Intel Xeon E-2386G Intel Xeon E-2386G
6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz
1822
Intel Xeon E-2378 Intel Xeon E-2378
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1821

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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9872
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
9823
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9782
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9674
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9674
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
9658
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2695 v3
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
9622

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.
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Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742
Intel Core i5-12600T Intel Core i5-12600T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742
AMD FX-7600P AMD FX-7600P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.72 GHz
702
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666
Intel Core i9-11900T Intel Core i9-11900T
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666
Intel Core i5-11600K Intel Core i5-11600K
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666

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 Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
23061
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
22978
Intel Xeon Silver 4310 Intel Xeon Silver 4310
12C 24T @ 2.10 GHz
22967
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
22830
Intel Core i9-11900F Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
22830
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
22810
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
22755

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
6420
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6328
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.10 GHz
6324
Intel Core i9-11900 Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
6293
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
6288
Intel Core i7-11700K Intel Core i7-11700K
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
6283
Intel Core i5-13400 Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
6282

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