Testseek.com have collected 96 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 11600K 3.90GHz Socket 1200 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 11600K 3.90GHz Socket 1200.
April 2021
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96 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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1328 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
82010096
The editors liked
Excellent Single Threaded Performance
Updated
Full Featured Platform
20 PCIe Gen 4 Lanes Of The CPU
Strong single-threaded performance
Doubles most integrated-graphics results of equivalent 10th Generation Intel chips
Doesn't run too hot
Decent frame rates with a discrete video card
Aggressive pricing versus AMD's equivalent Ryzens
Huge gains in low-threaded applications
Very competitively priced
Almost matches 8-core 10700K
Multiplier unlocked
New overclocking features
PCI-Express 4.0
Compatible with existing Z490 motherboards
Adaptive Boost simplifies overclocking
IGPU per
6-core
12-thread
Great performance over its predecessor
Price
Overclocking and thermals are much more manageable
Snappy single-threaded performance
Gaming performance
Overclocking enhancements
PCIe 4.0
Faster iGPU
Undercuts 5600X on price
High
The editors didn't like
Reduced Core Count At The Top End
Relatively High Power Consumption
End Of The Line Socket
Not quite as fast as the Ryzen 5 5600X
New platform adoption is pricey
No bundled cooler
Lower gaming performance than AMD Zen 3
High power consumption
Lots of heat once power limit unlocked
Lacks Boost 3.0
Thermal Velocity Boost
Adaptive Boost
Only minimal software support for AVX-512 & DLBoost
Published: 2022-04-05, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Trying to figure out the best CPU for your next PC upgrade or DIY build? With apologies to Robert Frost, it's the classic two roads that parted in the wood—if the wood were a shopping-results page at Newegg or Amazon, and the road kept dividing endlessly...
Published: 2022-04-05, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: Trying to figure out the best CPU for your next PC upgrade or DIY build? With apologies to Robert Frost, it's the classic two roads that parted in the wood—if the wood were a shopping-results page at Newegg or Amazon, and the road kept dividing endlessly...
AMD and Intel are the two significant players going strong in the current CPU market. While Intel had the undisputed lead throughout the 2010s, the situation might have changed the direction in the past few years. But when the Ryzen CPUs first came out in...
Published: 2021-09-22, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Obviously, being stuck on their 14nm process for what seems like an infinite amount of pluses, Intel's progress over the years has been slower than expected. In a way, it's impressive to see just how much they've been able to squeeze out of the 14nm proce...
6-core, 12-thread, Great performance over its predecessor, Price, Overclocking and thermals are much more manageable, PCI-Express 4.0
Not on par with AMD's equivalent, No CPU cooler included
When we took a look at the Core i9-11900K we were a little disappointed, mainly for the fact that it just could not compete against AMD and really did not feel like a flagship product. With the mid-range Core i5-11600K Intel can redeem themselves at least...
Published: 2021-04-23, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Blimey that was a lot of testing.Clearly you can approach this processor in one of two ways. You can look at it as a member of the new 11th Gen Rocket Lake CPUs and be a little disappointed that it doesn't overclock past 5GHz, or that it's good but not ou...
Published: 2021-04-12, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Abstract: Whenever a new set of processors is launched we all look longingly at the top of the range model and then check our bank balance and realise we can only afford a model in the upper middle of the range. This is by no means an experience limited to proces...
High pricing, High power consumption, Needs CPU cooler, Eight cores, Lackluster threaded performance, Gear 2 Memory Mode, Limited PCIe 4.0 Support
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 premium price tag...
Published: 2021-03-31, Author: Home , review by: lanoc.org
Intel's new 11th generation of their Core series of desktop CPUs has been an interesting one. Like with the 10th gen CPUs, the issues with dropping their manufacturing process down to a smaller node has caused this generation to once again be left at...
Published: 2021-03-30, Author: Chris , review by: pcmag.com
Strong single-threaded performance, Doubles most integrated-graphics results of equivalent 10th Generation Intel chips, Doesn't run too hot, Decent frame rates with a discrete video card, Aggressive pricing versus AMD's equivalent Ryzens
Not quite as fast as the Ryzen 5 5600X, New platform adoption is pricey, No bundled cooler
The midrange Core i5-11600K is a six-core, 11th Generation CPU just fast enough to keep Intel's new "Rocket Lake" chips in the game against tough AMD opposition...
