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Core i7-11700F vs Core i5-8500

Core i7-11700F vs Core i5-8500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-11700F

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for 211.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12804 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 142 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12804 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-11700F

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for 211.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12804 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 142 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12804 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F

  • Performs up to 13% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - 146 vs 129 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $127.93 vs $190.77
  • Up to 24% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-11700F - $1.1 vs $1.45 per FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

146

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.45/FPS

75%

Price, €

€211.76

67%

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 211.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12804 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

129

88%

Value, €/FPS

€1.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€142

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 142 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12804 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2101

100%

Multi-Core

8790

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

66%

Multi-Core

4844

55%

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo

Intel Core i7-11700F

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Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Intel Core i5-8500

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Rocket LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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