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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-8700K - 288 vs 282 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $115.99 vs $186.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-8700K - $0.4 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
288
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 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 i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Core i5-11400F
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
84 FPS
$8.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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129 FPS
$8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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114 FPS
$9.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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114 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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100 FPS
$4.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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140 FPS
$6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$927.27
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140 FPS
$7.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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84 FPS
$7.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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134 FPS
$6.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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129 FPS
$9.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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