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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $89.0 vs $218.99
- Up to 57% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-11500 - $0.77 vs $1.8 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-7500 - 122 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
115
94.26229508196722%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
42.77777777777778%
Price, $
$218.99
40%
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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Updated 348794 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1270
63.62725450901804%
Multi-Core
3478
46.84806034482759%
Intel Core i5-7500 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-7500 or Core i5-11500
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$24.66/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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47 FPS
$27.43/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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47 FPS
$28.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
In Stock
47 FPS
$54.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
47 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
47 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
In Stock
47 FPS
$24.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
47 FPS
$25.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
In Stock
47 FPS
$27.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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