ProcessorReleased ≈2023Entry levelIntel LGA1700 platform
Intel Core i9-11900K
Intel Core i9-11900K is a 8-core Intel processor on the Intel LGA1700 platform. Its gaming index is 104 and its heavy-work index is 130, where a Ryzen 5 7600 class chip is about 120. It is a balanced chip for gaming and everyday work.
Catalog Ref: ₪950Open comparison
The year marked with ≈ is the generation's launch period rather than this exact model's launch date.
What is good about it
What to know before buying
- No cooler in the box · budget for one
- 125W under load · needs a real tower cooler or liquid cooling
Best for
office work, browsing and light gaming
Socket LGA1200 · planning price ₪950.
Buy it if
office work, browsing and light gaming
Skip it if
No cooler in the box · budget for one
CPU buying guide
How to choose a processor
For gaming, buy enough CPU to keep your target FPS stable and move the remaining budget to the GPU. Add cores when rendering, compiling, streaming or heavy multitasking genuinely benefits from them.
Read the full buying guideSpecifications
- Released
- ≈2023
- Gaming index
- 104
- Multi-core index
- 130
- Cores
- 8
- Power draw
- 125W
- Planning price
- ₪950
