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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 4502 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - €49.0 vs €148.12
- Up to 59% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-11600 - €0.07 vs €0.17 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 26% better in Valorant than Core i7-940 - 863 vs 683 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
863
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.17/FPS
41%
Price, €
€148.12
33%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-11600 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.8GHz Tuboboost: 4.8GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811600
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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