Core i9-11900F
8 cores · 16 threads · up to 5.1 GHz on FCLGA1200.
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Performance breakdown
Lab scores
Estimated gaming FPS
Paired with a high-end GPU. CPU impact is largest at 1080p.
Full specifications
- Architecture
- Rocket Lake
- Process node
- 14 nm
- Socket
- FCLGA1200
- Release year
- 2021
- Total cores
- 8
- Threads
- 16
- Integrated graphics
- None
- Base clock
- 2.5 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.1 GHz
- L1 cache
- 512 KB
- L2 cache
- 2 MB
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
- Memory support
- DDR4-3200
- Max capacity
- 128 GB
- Channels
- 2
- Max bandwidth
- 50 GB/s
- Base power (TDP)
- 65W
- Max temperature
- 100°C
- PCIe
- PCIe 4.0
- Instruction sets
- SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
- Extensions
- AES-NI, AVX, VT-x, VT-d, Turbo Boost Max 3.0, TXT, TSX
What Owners Say
Owners like the strong single-core speed for gaming and that it runs cool on a modest cooler. The common complaint is the high price for a chip with only eight cores in a world moving to more.
- Gets work done without heating the room
- Handles heavy multitasking without breaking a sweat
- Fits into older motherboards without hassle
- Runs quiet under stock cooling
- Only eight real cores in 2021
- No overclocking support at all
- Hotter than expected for 65W
Our verdict on the Core i9-11900F
An eight-core desktop chip from 2021 that runs surprisingly cool but gets beaten by its own cheaper predecessor in multithreaded work.
Get it if you need a solid eight-core CPU for everyday gaming and work, and you're on a strict budget for an older LGA1200 motherboard. Skip it if you want modern performance, as newer chips offer much better efficiency and speed for similar money.
Buy it if…
- Buy it if you need a cheap upgrade for an older LGA1200 board.
- Buy it if you want a good gaming CPU that runs cool on a budget.
- Buy it if you're building a quiet office PC and don't need a graphics card.
Its place in the overall top
28 votes