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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 4207 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 12% better in Valheim than Core i7-870 - 213 vs 190 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $100.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-11600 - $0.53 vs $0.7 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
213
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
75.71428571428572%
Price, $
$150
66%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 349275 minutes ago
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
190
89.2018779342723%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
Buy for $100 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349275 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
22.714420358152687%
Multi-Core
1575
19.235466536394725%
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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