Intel’s next flagship processor, the Core i9-11900K, was introduced on the Ashes of the Singularity (AOTS) benchmark website. The CPU was detected at a base frequency of 3.5 GHz, 200 MHz less than the current generation flagship model. Unfortunately, no information about the turbo frequency was displayed, but we were able to compare its performance with other Ryzen processors.
According to Intel, the Rocket Lake S flagship processor will have 8 cores and 16 threads under the Cypress Cove architecture. However, the i9-11900K will lose 2 cores and 4 threads compared to the current generation, but in return, the IPC gains should provide superior multi-core performance.
As for Ashes of the Singularity, the Core i9-11900K scored 6400 points (64.7 FPS) and 6200 points (62.7 FPS) in two tests at 1920x1080p with the default setting “Crazy”. Users of the Ryzen 9 5950X responded quickly to the filter tweeter and reported that the AMD processor achieved 7100 points (average 71.9 FPS). In comparison, the Ryzen 9 5950X is 11% faster than the Core i9-11900K in this test.
Comparing it to another competitor’s processor, its performance is comparable to that of an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X in an AMD-optimized game, so it’s not bad at the moment, although of course, the price decides whether it will stand up to AMD or not.
It seems that the Core i9-11900K is 10% behind the Ryzen 9 5950X.