Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Core i5-11600K Review

The technical data …

The technical data of the Intel Core i5-11600K …

Manufacturer Intel
Description Core i5-11600K
Plattform Desktop (Mainstream)
Model number CM8070804491414
Socket LGA1200
Number of cores 6
Number of threads 12
Base clock rate 3.90 GHz
Max. Turbo clock rate 4.90 GHz
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 4.90 GHz
Cache L2:3MiB / L3:12MiB
Bus clock frequency 8 GT/s
multiplier open
Standard power consumption / TDP 125W
Production method 14nm+++
PCI Express Version PCIe 4.0 x20
Max. Memory clock frequency 3200MHz
Memory type DDR4
Max. Number of memory channels 2
Max. Memory size 128 GB
Max. Memory bandwidth 50 GB/s
Support ECC memory No
Miscellaneous Features DL Boost
Turbo Boost 2.0 (4.90GHz)
vPro
Hyper-Threading
VT-x, VT-d, VT-x EPT
Instruction set extensions;
Intel 64, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512
Idle States
EIST
Thermal Monitoring
IPT, SIPP, GNA 2.0
TDP-down (95W)
TDP-down frequency (3.60GHz)
Security Features AES-NI
Secure Key
OS Guard
TXT
XD Bit
Boot Guard

The technical data of the Intel Core i9-11900K …

Manufacturer Intel
Description Core i9-11900K
Plattform Desktop (Mainstream)
Model number CM8070804400161
Socket LGA1200
Number of cores 8
Number of threads 16
Base clock rate 3.50 GHz
Max. Turbo clock rate 5.30 GHz
Intel Turbo Boost 3.0 5.20 GHz
Cache L2:4MiB / L3:16MiB
Bus clock frequency 8 GT/s
Multiplier open
Standard power consumption / TDP 125W
Production method 14nm+++
PCI Express Version PCIe 4.0 x20
Max. Memory clock frequency 3200MHz
Memory type DDR4
Max. Number of memory channels 2
Max. Memory size 128 GB
Max. Memory bandwidth 50 GB/s
Support ECC memory No
Miscellaneous Features DL Boost
Thermal Velocity Boost (5.30GHz)
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 (5.20GHz)
Turbo Boost 2.0 (5.10GHz)
vPro, Hyper-Threading
VT-x, VT-d, VT-x EPT
Instruction set extensions;
Intel 64, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512
Idle States
EIST
Thermal Monitoring
IPT, SIPP, GNA 2.0
TDP-down (95W)
TDP-down frequency (3.00GHz)
Security Features AES-NI
Secure Key
OS Guard
TXT
XD Bit
Boot Guard

The technical data of the integrated graphics unit …

Description Intel UHD-Grafik
Model number 750
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Max. dynamic graphics frequency 1.35 GHz
Max. Video memory 64 GB
4K support Yes
Max. Resolution (HDMI 2.0b) 4096×2160@60Hz
Max. Resolution (DP) 4096×2304@60Hz
Max. Resolution (DisplayPort 1.4a / eDP) 5120×3200@60Hz
Supported 3D standards DirectX 12.1, OpenGL 4.5, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.0
Number of supported displays 3
Miscellaneous Features Intel Quick Sync Video;
Intel InTru 3D technology;
Intel Clear Video HD Technology;
H.265 encode/decode
VP9 encode/decode
AV1 decode
HDCP 2.3

The technical data of the Crucial P5 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD …

Manufacturer Crucial
Article number CT2000P5SSD8
Capacity 2000GB (NAND)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe
Cache 16GB (512M x 32) 2133MHz LPDDR4 DRAM
Controller Micron DM01B2
Flash Typ Micron 96 Layer 3D TLC NAND – Triple-Level-Cell
Size M.2 2280 (80 x 22 x 3,5mm)
Weight ca. 10 Gramm
Speed Read up to 3400MB/s / write up to 3000MB/s
MTBF 1.8 million hours, 1200 TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to approx. 657 GB per day for 5 years.
Miscellaneous SMART Support – Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology, TRIM Support, RAIN (Redundant Array of Independent NAND), Dynamic Write Acceleration, APST (NVMe Autonomous Power State Transition), Adaptive Thermal Protection, Active Garbage Collection, Integrated Power Loss Immunity, Multistep Data Integrity Algorithms and Error Correction Code.

The technical data of the Crucial Ballistix Gaming black 16GB DDR4-3600 RAM modules …

Manufacturer Micron
Article number BL2K8G36C16U4B
Memory 2x 8GB Kit (4096MB x2)
Size 288-pin UDIMM
Type DDR4-3600 / PC4-28800
Module Assignment Single Rank
DIMM Type UNBUFFERED
Error correction NON-ECC
Speed DDR4 3600
Voltage 1.35 Volt
Memory Timing 16-18-18-38 (CAS-TRCD-TRP-TRAS) CL16
Special features Intel XMP 2.0

The technical data of the ASRock Z590 Steel Legend mainboard …

Manufacturer ASRock
Description Z590 Steel Legend
Chipset Intel Z590
Socket Intel LGA 1200
RAM Max. 4x DDR4 DIMM Dual Channel max. 128GB
Slots 1x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1x PCIe 3.0 x16, 3x PCIe 3.0 x1, 1x M.2/M-Key PCIe 4.0 x4, 2280/2260, 1x M.2/M-Key PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA, 2280/2260, 1x M.2/M-Key PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA, 22110/2280/2260, 1x M.2/E-Key 2230
Connection intern 1x USB-C 3.2 20Gb/s, 2x USB 3.0 5Gb/s, 4x USB 3.0 ASM1074, 2x USB 2.0 480Mb/s, 4x USB 2.0, 6x SATA 6Gb/s, 1x TPM-Header, 1x Thunderbolt, 1x Speaker
Connection extern 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB-C 3.1 10Gb/s, 1x USB-A 3.1 10Gb/s, 2x USB-A 3.0 5Gb/s, 2x USB-A 2.0 480Mb/s, 1x 2.5GBase-T Realtek RTL8125BG-CG, 5x Jack, 1x Toslink, 1x PS/2
Miscellaneous ATX 305 mm x 244 mm, 2x 4-Pin RGB +12V, 2x 3-Pin ARGB +5V Lighting, 7x 4-pin Fan, 7.1 Realtek ALC897 7.1 HD Audio, 14 Power Phase Digi Power

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