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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 3673 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 8% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-990X - 322 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $109.68 vs $130.17
- Up to 21% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-990X - $0.38 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
298
92.54658385093167%
Value, €/FPS
€0.48/FPS
79.16666666666667%
Price, €
€144.49
84%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
322
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
28.306613226452903%
Multi-Core
2626
35.37176724137931%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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