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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $135.0 vs $260.91
- Up to 39% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-11700F - $1.1 vs $1.81 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 17% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-8600 - 144 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.81/FPS
60%
Price, $
$260.91
51%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 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
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Core i7-11700F
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
91 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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77 FPS
$16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299
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72 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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74 FPS
$18.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,392.06
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100 FPS
$15.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,542.88
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100 FPS
$12.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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100 FPS
$19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,999
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77 FPS
$19.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,537
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63 FPS
$23.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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