Intel Core i9-11900K Review, The Worst Flagship Intel CPU... Maybe Ever!

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05:31 - Application Benchmarks
08:14 - Gaming Benchmarks
11:35 - Final Thoughts

Intel Core i9-11900K, The Worst Flagship Intel CPU... Maybe Ever!

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[ravignir]

Everyone is roasting this CPU, but no one thought of roasting on this CPU.

[ia]

"It's better than going backwards" We lived to see Intel's Bulldozer 🤣

[MacA]

Intel really took the whole "the roles are reversed" thing at heart, releasing a new generation worse than the previous one is straight from the AMD bulldozer book

[VerdyBerdy]

Everyone: "the 5800x is bad value for price" The 11900k: "hold my msrp"

[wayanoregano]

Here again, the new Bulldozer Lake Architecture 😂

[mkcristobal]

Intel can't even complain at these reviews, they know perfectly well what they have done, and there's no way they didn't see the shitstorm coming...

[wisdoom]

Oh god, both Steve(s) are roasting this cpu.😅
I want it well done.

[S]

It's not even DOA, it's dead on the drawing board but somehow went through with it anyway.

It's like Tejas back in the day but they didn't cancel it this time.

[MITTuts]

It's not ever "AMD murdered Intel" anymore. It's like Intel engineers were pressured so much they decided to play an internal joke on the company before handing in their resignations and joining AMD. The only hope this "radiator compatible" cpu will sell is if it's priced less than $300 or maybe offered at i5 prices.

[Tophu]

“THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.”

“Why would a Wookie... An eight foot tall Wookie, live on a planet with a bunch of two foot tall Ewoks?”

[sadieangelina]

Intel i9 11900k users:
"The processor feels good, much slower than before. Amazing"

[snozzmcberry]

This is hilarious. I don't know if I've ever seen such a clear cut turning of the tables. It's insane how Intel have taken EXACTLY the position AMD held with the FX series.

[EriIaz]

Pentium 4 1500: FINALLY! A WORTHY OPPONENT!

[roninvampire]

I really love how the mellow intro music is a stark contrast to the brutal murder that followed.

[blvk]

I've almost mistaken this video for review of 5900x by just looking at the charts

[errorcode]

The retail price of this i9 11900k CPU may as well be scalper pricing considering what you get for the money. Sad but true.

[aquapendulum]

I'm gonna predict the stock for this CPU will be abundant.
Due to low demand.

[dcphillips]

You know the saying "dress for the job you want, not the job you have", well Intel has done the same thing with pricing, "price it for the CPU you want, not the CPU you have"

[jamesfereira]

Are we not gonna talk about how the 5800x beats it at almost everything at almost 200 dollars less?!

[TrynaBeCray]

Intel: "we can't beat AMD in multicore, but i have an idea"
Intel: drop the i9 core count to equal cheaper models, so we can increase core clock.
Intel: we still have higher clock speeds than AMD!