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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-10700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-10700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 5% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-10700K - 118 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - $218.99 vs $247.71
- Up to 16% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-10700K - $1.86 vs $2.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i7-10700K
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$45.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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68 FPS
$24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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82 FPS
$42.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,477.88
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77 FPS
$28.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199
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77 FPS
$23.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,788.98
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68 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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54 FPS
$21.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
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54 FPS
$23.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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54 FPS
$24.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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