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In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 3431 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $89.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-11600 - $0.6 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 16% better in Saints Row than Core i7-2700K - 173 vs 149 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Saints Row
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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