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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7900X - 200 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $218.99 vs $400.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7900X - $1.09 vs $2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/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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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
187
93.5%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/FPS
50.93457943925234%
Price, $
$400
54%
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Updated 348670 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i9-7900X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
59 FPS
$19.64/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i5-11500
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$21.85/FPS
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Core i5-11500
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