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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - £168.88 vs £261.16
- Up to 29% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-11700F - £0.81 vs £1.14 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8500 - 229 vs 209 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
209
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.14/FPS
71%
Price, £
£261.16
64%
FPS Winner
CORE I7-11700F 2.50GHZ CHIP
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Core i7-11700F
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
120 FPS
£7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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