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$108
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6800K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $108.0 vs $218.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-11500 - $0.64 vs $1.01 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 28% better in War Thunder than Core i7-6800K - 217 vs 169 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
169
77.88018433179722%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$108
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
63.366336633663366%
Price, $
$218.99
49%
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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Updated 349096 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1224
61.32264529058116%
Multi-Core
5661
76.25269396551724%
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6800K 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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