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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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MSRP in USD: $333
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 693 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 7% better in Valorant than Core i7-9700 - 846 vs 793 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - $184.0 vs $250.26
- Up to 31% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-9700 - $0.22 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
846
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$184
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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 i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Core i7-9700
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
488 FPS
$2.38/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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488 FPS
$2.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
In Stock
488 FPS
$2.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
In Stock
488 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
488 FPS
$2.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
488 FPS
$2.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,279
In Stock
488 FPS
$2.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,149
In Stock
488 FPS
$2.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
In Stock
488 FPS
$2.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
In Stock
488 FPS
$2.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
In Stock
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