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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms Core i5-8500B on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1078 days newer than Core i5-8500B.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500B
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-8500B - 145 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500B - 16 vs 6 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/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
Ultra
Core i5-8500B
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500B | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500B or Core i7-11700K
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
$34.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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86 FPS
$33.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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63 FPS
$55.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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