Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1170 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700 - 120 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $140.0 vs $200.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700 - $1.17 vs $1.83 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |