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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 5% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-8700K - 179 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $150.0 vs $192.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-8700K - $0.84 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
170
94.97206703910615%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
74.33628318584071%
Price, $
$192
78%
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1582
74.55230914231856%
Multi-Core
6443
78.68832437713728%
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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