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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 693 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 9% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-9700 - 232 vs 212 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - CA$294.85 vs CA$360.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-9700 - CA$1.27 vs CA$1.7 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
232
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$294.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700 or Core i5-11600
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 1920 x 1080, Highest
35 FPS
CA$51.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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