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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF is 1170 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-8700 - 291 vs 281 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $165.86 vs $200.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-8700 - $0.57 vs $0.71 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/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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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i7-8700
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
144 FPS
$8.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,200.99
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144 FPS
$9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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161 FPS
$5.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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133 FPS
$6.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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178 FPS
$4.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$746.43
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55 FPS
$22.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
In Stock
121 FPS
$20.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
In Stock
144 FPS
$11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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