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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $167.0 vs $198.9
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 43% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-7700 - 270 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-7700 - $0.74 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
270
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.9
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1389
63.540713632204934%
Multi-Core
4460
51.98741112017717%
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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