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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-8700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 4% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-8700K - 128 vs 123 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $192.0 vs $218.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-11500 - $1.56 vs $1.71 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.71/FPS
91.2280701754386%
Price, $
$218.99
87%
FPS 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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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
123
96.09375%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$192
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 353976 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
79.25851703406813%
Multi-Core
6443
86.78609913793103%
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i7-8700K
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
53 FPS
$21.87/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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53 FPS
$24.32/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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53 FPS
$25.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
In Stock
53 FPS
$48.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
53 FPS
$23.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
53 FPS
$24.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
In Stock
53 FPS
$21.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
53 FPS
$22.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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53 FPS
$24.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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