AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-11500B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-11500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i5-11500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3382 vs 3184
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26658 vs 17437

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3382 vs 3184
PassMark - CPU mark	26658 vs 17437

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11500B

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-11500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3382

3184

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26658

17437

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Core i5-11500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	3382	3184
PassMark - CPU mark	26658	17437
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6919

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Core i5-11500B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Tiger Lake
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	Q2'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000926WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000926
Place in performance rating	545	529
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-11500B
Series		11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		65 Watt
Package Size		50mm x 26.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot