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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 3431 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $82.0 vs $218.99
- Up to 42% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-11500 - $0.59 vs $1.01 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 55% better in War Thunder than Core i7-2700K - 217 vs 140 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 12 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
FPS
140
64.51612903225806%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$82
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
58.415841584158414%
Price, $
$218.99
37%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Single-Core
664
33.26653306613226%
Multi-Core
2264
30.495689655172413%
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2700K or Core i5-11500
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
160 FPS
$7.24/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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160 FPS
$8.06/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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160 FPS
$8.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
In Stock
160 FPS
$15.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
160 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
In Stock
160 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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