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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1170 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 5% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-8700 - 213 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $140.0 vs $200.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i7-8700 - $0.66 vs $0.99 per FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
213
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
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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Updated 1312 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i5-11600
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
$7.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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93 FPS
$9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
In Stock
126 FPS
$5.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
In Stock
37 FPS
$33.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
In Stock
85 FPS
$29.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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