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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1533 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 11% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-7500 - 238 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $72.71 vs $247.93
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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 i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1270
57.23298783235692%
Multi-Core
3478
35.46808076687743%
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i5-7500
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
148 FPS
$12.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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146 FPS
$19.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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110 FPS
$32.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,599
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