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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 12% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8500 - 120 vs 107 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $140.0 vs $173.85
- Up to 28% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8500 - $1.17 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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