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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - CA$140.29 vs CA$194.99
- Up to 17% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-11400F - CA$1.13 vs CA$1.36 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6500 - 143 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
124
86%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$140.29
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
143
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.36/FPS
83%
Price, CA$
CA$194.99
71%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 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 i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i5-11400F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
CA$20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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89 FPS
CA$16.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,482.06
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78 FPS
CA$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,899.99
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