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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 16% better in The Callisto Protocol than Core i7-8700K - 145 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £139.74 vs £208.88
- Up to 43% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i7-8700K - £0.96 vs £1.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.96/FPS
100%
Price, £
£139.74
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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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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