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Core i5-11600 vs Core i5-7500

Core i5-11600 vs Core i5-7500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349275 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-7500

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349276 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349275 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-7500

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349276 minutes ago

Availability

Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Availability

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600

Performs up to 13% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-7500 - 157 vs 139 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500

Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $89.0 vs $150.0
Up to 33% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-11600 - $0.64 vs $0.96 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Need For Speed Unbound.

Need For Speed Unbound

Need For Speed Unbound

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

157

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.96/FPS

66.66666666666667%

Price, $

$150

59%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349275 minutes ago

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

FPS

139

88.53503184713377%

Value, $/FPS

$0.64/FPS

100%

Price, $

$89

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349276 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

185

FPS

172

FPS

God of War

God of War

258

FPS

146

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

179

FPS

165

FPS

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

285

FPS

273

FPS

F1 22

F1 22

193

FPS

174

FPS

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2122

100%

Multi-Core

8188

100%

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Single-Core

1270

59.849198868991515%

Multi-Core

3478

42.476795310210065%

Intel Core i5-11600	vs	Intel Core i5-7500
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5	Collection	Core i5
Rocket Lake	Codename	Kaby Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	4
12	Threads	4
2.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
4.8 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	3.8 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
28.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	HD 630
No	Overclockable	No

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