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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 2054 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6700K - 149 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $165.86 vs $180.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6700K - $1.11 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 91 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 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
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 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 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i7-6700K
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$12.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,140.99
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95 FPS
$14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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95 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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