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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700T 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 i7-7700T is 551 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-7700T - $39.5 vs $150.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-7700T - $0.21 vs $0.8 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700T
- Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i5-6500 - 187 vs 185 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Core i7 i7-7700T Quad-core (4 Core) 2.90 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack - 1 MB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-7700T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700T |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i7-7700T
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
15 FPS
$59.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Core i7-7700T
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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27 FPS
$27.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
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14 FPS
$46.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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