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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 2085 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 4% better in F1 22 than Core i7-6700 - 285 vs 273 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $130.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-11600 - $0.48 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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 Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600 or Core i7-6700
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
104 FPS
$7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
$8.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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