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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 10% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-2600K - 289 vs 262 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $85.0 vs $184.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-11500 - $0.32 vs $0.64 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i7-2600K
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
113 FPS
$10.26/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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113 FPS
$11.41/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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113 FPS
$11.85/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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113 FPS
$22.56/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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113 FPS
$11.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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113 FPS
$11.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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113 FPS
$10.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
113 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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113 FPS
$10.7/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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113 FPS
$11.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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