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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 3057 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3970X
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $209.74 vs $218.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 18% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-3970X - 190 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-3970X - $1.04 vs $1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
FPS
161
84.73684210526315%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
88.8888888888889%
Price, $
$209.74
100%
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
95%
FPS and Value 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
Max
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
32.46492985971944%
Multi-Core
3305
44.517780172413794%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3970X or Core i5-11500
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
57 FPS
$20.33/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$22.61/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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$23.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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57 FPS
$44.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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57 FPS
$22.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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57 FPS
$22.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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57 FPS
$20.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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57 FPS
$20.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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57 FPS
$22.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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