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Key Differences
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 15% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5930K - 232 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $232.99 vs $549.95
- Up to 63% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5930K - $1.0 vs $2.72 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
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
232
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$232.99
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Core i7-11700K
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
159 FPS
$18.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,878
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158 FPS
$18.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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132 FPS
$15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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