Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 19% better in Rust than Core i5-8500 - 231 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-8500 - £0.78 vs £0.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - £168.88 vs £179.9
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
231
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£179.9
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £179.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15480 minutes ago
Buy for £168.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15480 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |