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In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - £108.36 vs £226.48
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 19% better in Rust than Core i5-6600K - 233 vs 196 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
Buy for £108.36 on Amazon
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Intel Core i7-11700K (3.6 GHz, 16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
Buy for £226.48 on Amazon
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Updated 74368 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
63.94772420009013%
Multi-Core
4012
40.91372629002652%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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