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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 2388 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 22% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-5930K - 88 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $147.47 vs $549.95
- Up to 78% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-5930K - $1.68 vs $7.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
88
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$147.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11500 2.7GHz Rocket Lake-S 12MB Smart Cache Desktop Processor Boxed
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Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i7-5930K
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
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Core i5-11500
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1149/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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1 FPS
$1179/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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1 FPS
$1209/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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1 FPS
$1459/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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