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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i7-7700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1533 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-7700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-7700 - 147 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $165.86 vs $167.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-7700 - $1.13 vs $1.39 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 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 i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Core i5-11600KF
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
80 FPS
$14.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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80 FPS
$17.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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14 FPS
$120.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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80 FPS
$20.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,669.97
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