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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7500 is 217 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 1% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-6800K - 199 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - $89.0 vs $103.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-6800K - $0.45 vs $0.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
199
100%
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$0.45/FPS
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Price, $
$89
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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