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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $170.0 vs $215.99
- Up to 18% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-11700 - $0.99 vs $1.21 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 4% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-9600K - 179 vs 172 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 16 vs 6 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
172
96.08938547486034%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$170
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
81.81818181818183%
Price, $
$215.99
78%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1712
81.40751307655731%
Multi-Core
6468
75.09578544061303%
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Core i7-11700
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
67 FPS
$16.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,086.82
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84 FPS
$28.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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67 FPS
$18.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,260.03
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51 FPS
$34.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,749
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95 FPS
$5.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$539.99
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49 FPS
$33.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,644.4
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49 FPS
$37.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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49 FPS
$46.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,262.99
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49 FPS
$33.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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49 FPS
$31.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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