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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 2084 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 11% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6600K - 286 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
286
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$258
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K 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
Very High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i7-11700K
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
218 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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217 FPS
$13.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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192 FPS
$18.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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