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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7500 is 217 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 0% better in Rocket League than Core i7-6900K - 710 vs 709 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $65.07 vs $91.4
- Up to 29% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-6900K - $0.1 vs $0.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
709
99.85915492957747%
Value, €/FPS
€0.14/FPS
71.42857142857143%
Price, €
€101.45
71%
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
710
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€72.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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Updated 3671 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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