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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms Core i5-3230M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 2996 days newer than Core i5-3230M.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3230M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 9% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-3230M - 164 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3230M - 16 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$217
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-3230M
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3230M or Core i7-11700
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
45 FPS
$31.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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33 FPS
$46.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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$47.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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33 FPS
$49.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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33 FPS
$56.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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33 FPS
$67.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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33 FPS
$49.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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33 FPS
$46.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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33 FPS
$42.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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33 FPS
$41.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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