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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1079 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500T
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $125.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-11600 - $0.8 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-8500T - 164 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 12 vs 6 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
157
95.73170731707317%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
Intel CM8068403362509 Core i5-8500T Prcsr Tray
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
94.11764705882354%
Price, $
$140
89%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1181
55.6550424128181%
Multi-Core
4117
50.28089887640449%
Intel Core i5-8500T | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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