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Intel Core i7-11700K vs Intel Core i5-11600K

Intel Core i7-11700K

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The Intel Core i7-11700K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.6 - 4.9 GHz. The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1, power limit sustained load) but the PL2 is set to around 250 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds). 

The Sunny Cove processor cores (known from the Ice Lake mobile CPUs) offer larger caches and an improved IPC (up to 19%). Furthermore, the chip also includes (partly) integrated WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. The platform supports PCIe 4.0 and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration.

The faster Rocket Lake-S CPUs also integrate a new Intel UHD Graphics 750 that is based on the current Intel Xe architecture (e.g. mobile Tiger Lake).

The CPU is manufactured on an old 14 nm process like the Comet Lake predecessors.

Intel Core i5-11600K

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The Intel Core i5-11600K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 6 cores and 12 threads clocked at 3.9 - 4.9 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.0 only). Using all cores, the CPU can clock up to 4.6 GHz.  

The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1, power limit sustained load) but the PL2 is set to around 250 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds). 

The Sunny Cove processor cores (known from the Ice Lake mobile CPUs) offer larger caches and an improved IPC (up to 19%). Furthermore, the chip also includes (partly) integrated WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. The platform supports PCIe 4.0 and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration.

Thanks to the faster core architecture, the 11600K can beat the old i5-10600K by around 20 percent. Therefore, the i5-11600K is a good mid range choice for gaming.

The faster Rocket Lake-S CPUs also integrate a new Intel UHD Graphics 750 that is based on the current Intel Xe architecture (e.g. mobile Tiger Lake) and offers 32 EUs. In the 11600K, the GPU is clocked from 350 - 1300 MHz.

The CPU is manufactured on the old 14nm process like the Comet Lake predecessors. The power consumption is not as high, as the Core i9-11900K, but can't come close to the power efficient Ryzen 5 5600X.

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ModelIntel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i5-11600K
SeriesIntel Rocket LakeIntel Rocket Lake
CodenameRocket LakeRocket Lake
Series: Rocket Lake Rocket Lake
Intel Core i9-11900K compare3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K « 3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700 compare2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T compare1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900K compare3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700 compare2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K « 3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T compare1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock3600 - 5000 MHz3900 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache640 KB480 KB
L2 Cache4 MB3 MB
L3 Cache16 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 166 / 12
TDP125 Watt125 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA1200LGA1200
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-11700K
41.2 pt (57%)
AMD E1-2100
2.47 -94%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
40.5 -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
40.7 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
40.8 -1%
Intel Core i9-11900KB
40.8 -1%
Intel Core i7-12650H
40.9 -1%
Intel Core i7-1365U
41 0%
Intel Core i7-1360P
41.1 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
41.1 0%
Intel Core i9-9980XE
41.1 0%
Intel Core i7-11700K
41.2
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
41.3 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
41.5 1%
Intel Core i5-13500H
41.6 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
41.9 2%
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
42.1 2%
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
42.1 2%
Intel Core i9-10980XE
42.1 2%
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
42.3 3%
Intel Core i5-13400F
42.5 3%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
72.1 75%
0%
100%
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-11600K
39.4 pt (55%)
AMD E1-2100
2.47 -94%
...
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
39.1 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
39.1 -1%
Intel Core i7-11850H
39.1 -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
39.1 -1%
Intel Core i7-1260P
39.2 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
39.2 -1%
Intel Core i5-1340P
39.3 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
39.3 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
39.3 0%
Intel Core i5-11600K
39.4
Intel Core i5-13420H
39.5 0%
Intel Core i7-1355U
39.6 1%
Intel Core i9-11980HK
39.7 1%
Intel Core i5-12400F
39.8 1%
Intel Core i7-1280P
39.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735H
39.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
39.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G
40.1 2%
Intel Core i9-10850K
40.2 2%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
72.1 83%
0%
100%
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
14281 Points (13%)
min: 11124     avg: 11218     median: 11217.5 (10%)     max: 11311 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1558 Points (66%)
min: 1500     avg: 1530     median: 1529.5 (65%)     max: 1559 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 580     avg: 588     median: 588 (65%)     max: 596 Points
min: 576     avg: 586     median: 585.5 (65%)     max: 595 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 5082     avg: 5361     median: 5361 (13%)     max: 5640 Points
min: 4254     avg: 4302     median: 4301.5 (10%)     max: 4349 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2265     avg: 2299     median: 2299 (15%)     max: 2333 Points
min: 1738     avg: 1744     median: 1744 (11%)     max: 1750 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
240 Points (72%)
min: 234     avg: 238     median: 238 (72%)     max: 242 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
25.6 Points (33%)
19.3 Points (25%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.9 Points (71%)
2.9 Points (71%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9621 Points (58%)
9745 Points (59%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
58342 Points (42%)
49408 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
64663 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12957 Points (16%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.8 s (1%)
4.9 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
107.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7850 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
57129 MIPS (33%)
min: 44620     avg: 44971     median: 44971 (26%)     max: 45322 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6157 MIPS (74%)
min: 5987     avg: 6062     median: 6061.5 (72%)     max: 6136 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
128 fps (45%)
min: 100.5     avg: 100.8     median: 100.8 (35%)     max: 101 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
292.5 fps (67%)
min: 279     avg: 289     median: 289 (67%)     max: 299 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
16.3 fps (29%)
min: 14     avg: 14.4     median: 14.4 (25%)     max: 14.7 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (0%)
0.9 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.9 GB/s (33%)
1.5 GB/s (26%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
12.7 GB/s (33%)
9.7 GB/s (25%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
221 Seconds (2%)
min: 264.5     avg: 267.3     median: 267.3 (2%)     max: 270 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (11%)
min: 0.506     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.528 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
16388 Points (35%)
14519 Points (31%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
20.2 s (4%)
6.8 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
14.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
685 s (3%)
353.7 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
17324 Points (47%)
min: 15381     avg: 16381     median: 16381 (44%)     max: 17381 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
70388 Points (57%)
min: 70567     avg: 75640     median: 75640 (61%)     max: 80713 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
79747 Points (65%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
81270 Points (68%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
18593 Points (47%)
min: 14147     avg: 14403     median: 14402.5 (36%)     max: 14658 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
25557 Points (46%)
min: 21677     avg: 22154     median: 22154 (39%)     max: 22631 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8286     avg: 8884     median: 8884 (37%)     max: 9482 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1721     avg: 1766     median: 1765.5 (74%)     max: 1810 Points
min: 1694     avg: 1723     median: 1723 (73%)     max: 1752 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10269     avg: 10787     median: 10786.5 (19%)     max: 11304 Points
min: 8336     avg: 8430     median: 8429.5 (15%)     max: 8523 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1731 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8542 Points (27%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
7438 Points (74%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
33266 Points (37%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
603 ms (1%)
min: 587     avg: 598     median: 597.5 (1%)     max: 608 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
124.2 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
71212 Points (64%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
254 Points (53%)
min: 263     avg: 271.5     median: 271.5 (57%)     max: 280 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1775 Points (68%)
1652 Points (63%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
210 Watt (36%)
min: 187     avg: 204.7     median: 199 (34%)     max: 228 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
244 Watt (45%)
min: 177     avg: 195.3     median: 189 (34%)     max: 219.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
9.6 Points per Watt (7%)
min: 7.9     avg: 8.9     median: 8.9 (7%)     max: 9.89 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-11700K → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11600K → 91% n=33

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