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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1292 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 5% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-7960X - 308 vs 294 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $218.99 vs $357.22
- Up to 42% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-7960X - $0.71 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
294
95.45454545454545%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
58.19672131147541%
Price, $
$357.22
61%
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
308
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
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
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7960X or Core i5-11500
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
$13.32/FPS
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Core i5-11500
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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$14.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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87 FPS
$13.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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87 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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87 FPS
$14.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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