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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - CA$118.88 vs CA$387.75
- Up to 61% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-11700F - CA$0.83 vs CA$2.14 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 26% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-6500 - 181 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
144
79%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$118.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
181
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.14/FPS
38%
Price, CA$
CA$387.75
30%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 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 i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i7-11700F
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
73 FPS
CA$20.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
CA$36.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,949.99
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73 FPS
CA$20.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,500
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23 FPS
CA$54.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,249.99
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49 FPS
CA$26.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,299.99
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