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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 17% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-8700K - 147 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $179.99 vs $186.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-8700K - $1.22 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Core i7-8700K
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
35 FPS
$42.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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