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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7640X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7640X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-7640X - 163 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - CA$278.88 vs CA$298.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-7640X - CA$1.71 vs CA$1.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 65 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-7640X doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
163
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.71/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$278.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 105 minutes ago
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
162
99.38650306748467%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.85/FPS
92.43243243243242%
Price, CA$
CA$298.99
93%
Intel Core i5-7640X X-Series 4.0 Ghz Quad-Core LGA 2066 Processor 4.0 4 BX80677I77740X
Buy for CA$298.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 104 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Single-Core
1761
88.22645290581163%
Multi-Core
5275
71.05334051724138%
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i5-7640X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 112 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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