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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 2388 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 205% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-5930K - 58 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $258.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 85% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-5930K - $4.45 vs $28.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.45/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 i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i7-5930K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
24 FPS
$124.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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23 FPS
$125.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$349.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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