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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $159.99 vs $249.68
- Up to 29% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-11700KF - $0.86 vs $1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8500 - 206 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
187
90.77669902912622%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
71.07438016528926%
Price, $
$249.68
64%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
61.453256535223744%
Multi-Core
4844
47.56013745704467%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-11700KF
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
83 FPS
$12.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$18.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$22.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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134 FPS
$14.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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83 FPS
$14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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134 FPS
$16.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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119 FPS
$17.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,026
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134 FPS
$13.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,799
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134 FPS
$14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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