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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 2085 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $130.0 vs $140.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 14% better in Minecraft than Core i7-6700 - 794 vs 694 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6700 - $0.18 vs $0.19 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
794
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
92%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-11600
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
458 FPS
$1.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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434 FPS
$1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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