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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 91% better in League of Legends than Core i5-6500 - 258 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $39.5 vs $220.47
- Up to 66% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-11700 - $0.29 vs $0.85 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
34%
Price, $
$220.47
17%
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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Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i5-6500
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
236 FPS
$5.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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234 FPS
$6.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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111 FPS
$6.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
In Stock
109 FPS
$5.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
In Stock
234 FPS
$6.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
In Stock
234 FPS
$7.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
In Stock
234 FPS
$7.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
In Stock
234 FPS
$9.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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234 FPS
$6.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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234 FPS
$6.58/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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