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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-7500 - 128 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $89.0 vs $184.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-11500 - $0.74 vs $1.44 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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 i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i5-7500
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
53 FPS
$21.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
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53 FPS
$24.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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53 FPS
$25.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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53 FPS
$48.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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53 FPS
$23.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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53 FPS
$24.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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53 FPS
$21.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
53 FPS
$22.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
In Stock
53 FPS
$22.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
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53 FPS
$24.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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