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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7640X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600K is 1359 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7640X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7640X
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 112 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-7640X - 146 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - $179.99 vs $188.88
- Up to 10% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-7640X - $1.23 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-7640X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i5-7640X 4.00 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
146
100%
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$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7640X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
112 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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