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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 879 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 97% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9500 - 59 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9500 - $4.23 vs $5.36 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $160.74 vs $249.68
- 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
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.68
64%
FPS and Value 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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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
30
50.847457627118644%
Value, $/FPS
$5.36/FPS
78.9179104477612%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1468
65.04209127159946%
Multi-Core
4990
48.99361806578301%
Intel Core i7-11700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-11700KF
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Core i7-11700KF
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Core i7-11700KF
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
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