Review on Intel Core i9-11900K 8-Core Processor: Unlocked LGA1200, 5.3 GHz, Intel 500 & Select 400 Series Chipset by Adam Mielczarek ᠌

I assembled the system in the 3rd quarter of 2022, because I was expecting another price hike and it was necessary to urgently change laptops, ate the computer and everything that is purchased and depends on the dollar exchange rate. Of course, only the lazy one didn’t tell me that 12900k would be faster, but then no one expected that one and a half times. However, I managed to save a little when buying components, and if I probably recalculate the performance in, then I get quite adequate numbers. As for the processor itself, it was the choice between 11700, 11700k, 11900 and 11900k that was difficult for me, due to the expected power consumption and processor frequency. When buying with index K, I was afraid to get strong heating in office tasks, I was afraid that the power supply would not pull, that the cooler of the processor would not cope, that the case would overheat. Nobody wrote about this in the reviews, they bypassed the practical difference between models with and without K. And I needed someone to just say in some thread of the review "dude, just take it and don't worry about TDP", but this was not the case and I had to take a chance by taking 11900K. In the end, everything turned out well. The percentage in office tasks is not heated, the cores are 40-45 degrees all, the frequency is 5100 and jumps up to 800 sometimes for some cores. The power consumption for typing and similar tasks is from 35 to 50 W for the processor, which is more than fine with me. I understand that at lower base frequencies, it will be even less. Perhaps I also should not have had 5100 MHz hang on the cores, but this may be the result of some settings in the BIOS of the gaming motherboard or something like that. I recommend the processor for those who are profitable to buy it for any reason. And if you upgrade for the future, then it’s probably better to choose from the 12th generation, collect it right away on a good mother and memory, and then change the percent to the top one when the price for it drops a bit. And to take i5 or i3 it already depends on the tasks. And don't forget the overclocking potential. Sometimes on an overclocked i5, or even on an i3, you can live tolerably without thinking about the i7 and i9.