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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $192
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MSRP in USD: $192
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1983 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 21% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6500TE - 149 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $258.0 vs $489.95
- Up to 57% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6500TE - $1.73 vs $3.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.73/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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Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i5-6500TE |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 11th, 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i5-6500TE
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
134 FPS
$22.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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133 FPS
$21.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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115 FPS
$30.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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