Intel Core i5-11600KF
Intel Core i5-11600KF: 11th‑gen Rocket Lake, 6C/12T, 3.9/4.9 GHz, LGA1200, unlocked, no iGPU; strong 1080p gaming/streaming; released 2021-03-30; discontinued.
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Product overview
Intel’s Core i5-11600KF is an 11th‑gen “Rocket Lake‑S” desktop CPU that launched on March 16, 2021, with retail availability on March 30, 2021. It’s a 6‑core/12‑thread part for the LGA1200 platform clocked at 3.9 GHz base and up to 4.9 GHz turbo, supporting DDR4‑3200 and PCIe 4.0 from the CPU; Intel now lists it as discontinued.
Positioned as a mainstream i5, it exists to offer an unlocked, mid‑range option for gaming and mixed workloads on LGA1200. It’s well‑suited to 1080p gaming, light streaming, everyday productivity, and basic video editing, and can benefit from overclocking on Z‑series boards. Unique to the KF variant: there’s no integrated graphics, so a discrete GPU is required.
- 1080p gaming
- streaming
- video editing
- office/productivity
Product highlights
- Intel® Core® i5 Hexa-core (6 Core) 3.90 GHz processor offers hyper-threading architecture that delivers high performance for demanding applications with improved onboard graphics and turbo boost
- The Socket LGA-1200 socket allows processor to be placed on the PCB without soldering
- Its 12 MB of L3 cache is good enough to carry routine data and process them in a flash giving you fast and smooth performance
- 14 nm design offers great efficiency for computing, delivers nimble processing with balanced cost, performance, and power
Specifications
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 3.9 GHZ
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHZ
- TDP
- 125 W
- Cache
- 12 MB
- Bus Speed
- 8 GT/s
- Max Memory Size
- 128 GB
- ECC Support
- No
- Hyper Threading
- Yes
- Turbo Boost
- Yes
- Socket
- FCLGA1200
- Memory
- DDR4
- Ram Speed
- 3200 MT/s
- Processor Generation
- 11
