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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - CA$218.88 vs CA$319.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-11700 - CA$1.67 vs CA$2.21 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 11% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-8500 - 145 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
131
90%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.67/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$218.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.21/FPS
75%
Price, CA$
CA$319.99
68%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for CA$319.99 on Amazon
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Updated 11686 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-11700
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
4 FPS
CA$1133.63/FPS
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Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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