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In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - €87.0 vs €208.88
- Up to 57% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-11600K - €0.55 vs €1.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-6500 - 164 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i5-6500 3.20 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread 6 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processore LGA 1151
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.27/FPS
43%
Price, €
€208.88
41%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-11600K (3,9 GHz/4,9 GHz, 12 MB di cache)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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