CPUDesktopReleased Mar 30, 2021

Intel Core i5-11600K Processor

6C/12T · 4.9 GHz · 125 W

The Intel Core i5-11600K is the unlocked six-core Core i5 of the 11th Gen Rocket Lake desktop family. Rocket Lake backported the newer Cypress Cove core design to Intel's 14 nm process, bringing AVX-512 and PCIe 4.0 to the LGA 1200 platform, and the K model pairs its overclockable cores with Xe-based Intel UHD Graphics 750.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core i5-11600K Processor
Segment
Desktop
Generation
11th Gen Core
Codename
Rocket Lake-S
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Rocket Lake
Release date
Mar 30, 2021
Price
$262Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
6 cores / 12 threads
Base clock
3.90 GHz
Boost clock
4.90 GHz
TDP (design W)
125 W
Unlocked
✓ Yes
L2 cache
3 MB
L3 cache
12 MB
Technology (nm)
14 nm

Platform

Socket
FCLGA1200
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Clock: 1,300 MHz
Memory type
DDR4-3200
2-channel
Memory size
Up to 128 GB
ECC memory
✕ No
PCIe
PCIe 4.0, 20 lanes

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2Intel AVX-512
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2
ChromeOS
ChromeOS
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Covered by the Microsoft supported-processor lists for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 under 11th Generation Intel Core processors; the 26H2 processor list has not been published. Windows 10 and the mainstream Linux distributions are supported, and ChromeOS Flex installs on generic x86-64 hardware. macOS is not supported.

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