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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8600 - 123 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - CA$222.5 vs CA$466.98
- Up to 46% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-11700KF - CA$2.06 vs CA$3.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
123
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.8/FPS
54.21052631578947%
Price, CA$
CA$466.98
47%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
108
87.8048780487805%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.06/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$222.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 60979 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
64.51041205139566%
Multi-Core
5027
49.356897398134514%
Intel Core i7-11700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700KF or Core i5-8600
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
CA$19.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
CA$16.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
CA$17.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
CA$37.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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