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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 4034 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-930.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-930
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $144.95 vs $195.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 70% better in War Thunder than Core i7-930 - 217 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 20% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-930 - $0.9 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-930 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-930 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-930 doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
74%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-930 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-930 or Core i5-11500
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
160 FPS
$8.96/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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160 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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160 FPS
$8.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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160 FPS
$15.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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160 FPS
$7.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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160 FPS
$7.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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160 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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160 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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160 FPS
$7.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,209
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160 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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