Intel · Released Oct 2021
Core i9-11900K Review
Rocket Lake · 8C/16T · 125 W · LGA1200
Intel Core i9-11900K — the Rocket Lake chip with 8 cores on LGA1200.
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Specdex Score
74
/ 100
single 76
multi 74
gaming 73
Pros
- +Strong per-core performance
- +Hybrid P/E cores (12th gen+)
- +Wide platform availability
Cons
- −Power draw on top SKUs
- −Frequent socket changes
- −Arrow Lake gaming regressions
Full score breakdown
single 76
multi 74
gaming 73
efficiency 78
Specifications
Architecture
Rocket Lake
Cores
8
Threads
16
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA1200
Release year
2021