Intel Core i5-11600KF vs Intel Core i5-7600K

Core i5-11600KF vs Core i5-7600K specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-11600KF performs better than the Core i5-7600K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-7600K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-11600KF has significantly more cores than the Core i5-7600K. Indeed, the Core i5-11600KF has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-7600K. It also has more threads than the Core i5-7600K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-11600KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-7600K. Also, the Core i5-11600KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-7600K outputs less heat than Core i5-11600KF thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-11600KF has more L2 cache than the Core i5-7600K. The Core i5-11600KF also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-11600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.