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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $89.0 vs $258.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-11700K - $0.71 vs $1.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-7500 - 149 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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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
Ultra
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7500 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-7500 or Core i7-11700K
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
134 FPS
$22.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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133 FPS
$21.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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115 FPS
$30.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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