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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $56.0 vs $199.98
- Up to 71% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-11700F - $0.33 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-6500 - 178 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
29%
Price, $
$199.98
28%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 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
Max
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i7-11700F
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
21 FPS
$64.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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63 FPS
$20.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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42 FPS
$30.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299
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33 FPS
$45.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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76 FPS
$20.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,542.88
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21 FPS
$59.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,239.99
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42 FPS
$36.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,549
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1 FPS
$649.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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21 FPS
$69.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
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24 FPS
$64.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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