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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - $39.5 vs $243.74
- Up to 81% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-11700KF - $0.38 vs $1.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 19% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-6500 - 123 vs 103 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.98/FPS
19%
Price, $
$243.74
16%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 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 i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i7-11700KF
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
$15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$13.19/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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39 FPS
$18.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$20.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$24.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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66 FPS
$28.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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87 FPS
$20.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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87 FPS
$25.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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