Intel Core i5-11500 vs Intel Core i5-10600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-11500 and Intel Core i5-10600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-11500

Intel Core i5-10600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11500

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3137 vs 2931
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17340 vs 13692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs 30 Apr 2020
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3137 vs 2931
PassMark - CPU mark	17340 vs 13692

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10600

Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Around 34% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7596 vs 5689

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7596 vs 5689

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-11500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3137

2931

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17340

13692

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5689

7596

Name	Intel Core i5-11500	Intel Core i5-10600
PassMark - Single thread mark	3137	2931
PassMark - CPU mark	17340	13692
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5689	7596

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-11500	Intel Core i5-10600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	30 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$192 - $202	$213 - $224
Place in performance rating	756	745
Processor Number	i5-11500	i5-10600
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1536 KB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Device ID	0x4C8A	0x9BC8
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 750	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	5120 x 3200 @60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2019C	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)