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CA$225
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - CA$225.0 vs CA$387.75
- Up to 31% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-11700F - CA$1.2 vs CA$1.73 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 19% better in War Thunder than Core i5-8600K - 224 vs 188 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 vs 6 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
188
83%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$225
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
224
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.73/FPS
69%
Price, CA$
CA$387.75
58%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for CA$387.75 on Amazon
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Updated 10188 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i7-11700F
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
178 FPS
CA$8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,519.99
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168 FPS
CA$11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,949.99
In Stock
178 FPS
CA$8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,500
In Stock
151 FPS
CA$8.28/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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165 FPS
CA$7.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,299.99
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