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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 i7-11700F
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-6500 - 252 vs 239 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - CA$139.27 vs CA$386.61
- Up to 62% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i7-11700F - CA$0.58 vs CA$1.53 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
252
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.53/FPS
37%
Price, CA$
CA$386.61
36%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
239
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.27
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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Updated 149 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i5-6500
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
CA$11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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108 FPS
CA$18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,949.99
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132 FPS
CA$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,799.99
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66 FPS
CA$18.94/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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100 FPS
CA$13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,299.99
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