Testseek.co.uk have collected 142 expert reviews of the Intel Core i9 11900K 3.5GHz Socket 1200 and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i9 11900K 3.5GHz Socket 1200.
April 2021
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The editors liked
Impressive Tubro/Velocity clock boost
Great single/multi-core performance
PCIe 4.0 ready
Genuinely Improved IPC
Hyperthreading across the stack
Potent choice for gaming
PCIe 4.0 from the CPU
Great gaming performance
PCIe 4.0 support
The absolute best CPU gaming performance
Support for PCIe 4.0
Core i9-11900K plus Z590 plus Adaptive Boost equals 5.1GHz on all cores
Intel finally supports PCIe Gen 4 on the desktop
The editors didn't like
Requires new chipset to take full advantage of tech
At the very peak of thermal limit
Power consumption surpasses some HEDT chips
14nm in 2021
Huge power use in optimal form
Fewer cores than last gen
Meagre overclocking potential
Chipset stuck on PCIe 3.0
Lackluster multi-threaded performance
Expensive
Gets hot
High power consumption
Very high price
Only marginally more powerful than cheaper alternatives
Multi-threaded performance can't compete with AMD
Power draw is too high
Cutting back to eight cores has hurt Rocket Lake
The confusion with Adaptive Boost looks like an own goal
The hassle with PCIe Gen 4 makes us wish Intel had gone with a new socket
What is 11th-gen Rocket Lake?Thanks to endless leaks, almost everything you need to know about Rocket Lake-S is already out there. The gist is that Rocket Lake is the last lap for Intel's aging 14nm manufacturing process, first introduced in 2014—yes, sev...
Like all things, the impact of Rocket Lake's power consumption depends on what you do. For most gaming and general use, the uptick is not a big deal. However, if you intend to hammer all cores on your PC all of the time, Rocket Lake will exact a heavy tol...
I didn't go into this review expecting Rocket Lake to reverse the damage that has been done to Intel's market share all-in-one swoop. For me, Rocket Lake shows progress more than anything, a swan song (hopefully) to 14nm and a push forward to bring their...
Published: 2021-03-31, Author: Gordon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
What is 11th-gen Rocket Lake?Thanks to endless leaks, almost everything you need to know about Rocket Lake-S is already out there. The gist is that Rocket Lake is the last lap for Intel's aging 14nm manufacturing process, first introduced in 2014—yes, sev...
Core-for-Core, the 11th Gen Processors are better than 10th Gen Intel processors, Intel Xe-LP Graphics shows a significant improvement over Intel Iris graphics
Core counts have gone down in the Core i9 segment, Power consumption is very high
Intel seems to have made some significant improvements core-for-core in 11th Gen processors over 10th Gen processors. However, the Intel Core i9-11900K is not a worthy upgrade but the Intel Core i5-10600K is. And the integrated graphics is certainly a gre...
Good looks, clean layout, Four M.2 slots, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, Stable performance, Well designed UEFI BIOS interface
Very expensive,
If things had gone according to plan for Intel many years ago, the 11th Gen Core family would have been a very different product, possibly based on a 7nm or even smaller process. Intel certainly wouldn't have wanted to regress in terms of core count for i...
Improved single-core performance, Native support for PCIe 4.0, New Adaptive Boost Technology, Excellent memory overclocking performance, Better compatibility for high-performance memory kits,
Cost more than its predecessor despite having a lower core count, Gaming performance isn't impressive at all, High power draw and runs hot, PCIe 4.0 for M.2 slot only available on the first slot
The 11th gen Intel Core processors can be seen as the completed version of what's supposed to be delivered on the previous generation Intel Core processors, notably the native support for PCIe 4.0 and DDR4-3200. While we can definitely see better performa...
Cypress Cove cores offers a good IPC boost, Can be overclocked for a nice improvement in multi-core performance, Offers Gear 2 mode for memory overclocking enthusiasts, ABT offers better multi-core performance with zero effort
Can be challenging to cool, Power draw can be a concern, Pricier than its predecessor with more cores
The Intel Core i9-11900K is a rather interesting product. It brings improved performance in several of our benchmarks, despite packing fewer cores. However it does not impress in our gaming benchmarks, despite gaming being a core target market for the 11t...
Abstract: Note: This article was first published on 28 October 2021.If you haven't yet hopped on to the AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, the new Intel 12th Gen Core K-SKU processors look to be formidable competitors and a worthy consideration. There are of course...
