Intel Core i9-11900 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i9-11900 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 11 generation of the Intel Core i9 series. To use the Intel Core i9-11900, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Core i9-11900
Family: Intel Core i9
Group: Intel Core i 11000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 11

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-11900 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-11900 is 2.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 5.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-11900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i9-11900 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 750, which has 256 texture shaders and 32 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 750
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.3 GHz
Execution units: 32
Shaders: 256
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 12
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2021

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-11900 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 4.0 MB
L3-Cache: 16.0 MB
Architecture: Rocket Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q1/2021
Release price: 439 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Silver 4310
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
22967
22967
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
22830
22830
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
22830
22830
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
22830
22830
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
22369
22369

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
10109
10109
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
10040
10040
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
10040
10040
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
10040
10040
Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
9986
9986

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
9685
9685
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
9674
9674
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
9674
9674
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
9674
9674
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
9658
9658

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
6293
6293
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
6265
6265
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
6076
6076

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 2.1 GHz
2151
2151
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
2148
2148
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
2148
2148
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
2148
2148
Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
2142
2142

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
1842
1842
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
1831
1831
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
1831
1831
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
1831
1831
Intel Xeon W-1350
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1826
1826

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
1633
1633
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
1630
1630
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
1630
1630
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
1630
1630
Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
1623
1623

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
666
666
Intel Xeon E-2378G
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
666
666
Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
666
666
Intel Core i9-11900T
8C 16T @ 1.5 GHz
666
666
Intel Xeon E-2374G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
666
666