Intel Core i9-11900K
CPUs

Core i9-11900K

Intel

Released Mar 1, 2021 · Analysis updated Mar 4, 2026

The Intel Core i9-11900K scores 70/100 based on 6 expert reviews in the cpus category. Coverage includes reviews from Techpowerup, Servethehome, Tomshardware, and Pcmag.

Critic Score

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70

based on 6 expert reviews

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Pros

  • Gaming performance(6)
  • Pcie 4.0 support(5)
  • Snappy single-threaded performance(2)

Cons

  • High power consumption(4)
  • Only 8 cores compared to previous generation(3)
  • Pricey for an eight-core desktop solution in 2021(2)

6 Expert Reviews

85
Mar 30, 2021

Intel's Core i9-11900K aims to reclaim gaming performance leadership with its new Cypress Cove cores and improved single-threaded performance.

75
Mar 30, 2021

The Intel Core i9-11900K is a new processor with 8 cores, 16 threads, and back-ported Willow Cove cores, featuring new Xe graphics and platform improvements but facing criticism for core count regress...

72
Apr 10, 2021

The Core i9-11900K is impressive in gaming and lightly-threaded work, but it trails the Ryzen 9 5900X tremendously in threaded work and doesn't cement itself well enough in gaming to justify the premi...

70
Mar 30, 2021

Die-hard gamers and Intel loyalists can safely opt for the "Rocket Lake" Core i9-11900K, Intel's mainstream 11th Generation flagship desktop CPU.

70
Mar 30, 2021

Rocket Lake has been hamstrung by 14nm and the power draw is awful to behold.

45
Apr 2, 2021

The Core i9-11900K is Intel's flagship offering in their new Rocket Lake-S desktop CPU series, but it's slower than its predecessor while costing more.