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Core i5-11600 vs Core i7-8700K

Core i5-11600 vs Core i7-8700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Core i5-11600

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Intel Core i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Currently Out of Stock

Out of Stock

Updated 645 minutes ago

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Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 646 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Core i5-11600

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Intel Core i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Currently Out of Stock

Out of Stock

Updated 645 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 646 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1258 days newer than Core i7-8700K.

Advantages of Core i5-11600

  • Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-8700K - 201 vs 190 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-8700K

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

201

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Currently Out of Stock

Out of Stock

Updated 645 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

190

95%

Value, £/FPS

£0.93/FPS

100%

Price, £

£176.66

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £176.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 646 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2121

100%

Multi-Core

7990

100%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1611

76%

Multi-Core

6515

82%

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo

Core i5-11600

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Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Core i7-8700K

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Rocket LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.7 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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