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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $135.0 vs $220.47
- Up to 35% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-11700 - $0.66 vs $1.02 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 5% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-8600 - 216 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
216
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
64%
Price, $
$220.47
61%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Core i7-11700
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
57 FPS
$24.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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37 FPS
$41.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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40 FPS
$39.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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37 FPS
$44.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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37 FPS
$49.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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37 FPS
$60.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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37 FPS
$43.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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37 FPS
$41.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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37 FPS
$37.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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37 FPS
$37.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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