Intel Core i5-11500B vs Intel Core i5-11500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-11500B and Intel Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500B

Intel Core i5-11500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11500B

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3212 vs 3137
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17752 vs 17394

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3212 vs 3137
PassMark - CPU mark	17752 vs 17394

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3212

3137

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17752

17394

Name	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i5-11500
PassMark - Single thread mark	3212	3137
PassMark - CPU mark	17752	17394
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5711

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i5-11500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Rocket Lake
Launch date	Q2'21	16 Mar 2021
Place in performance rating	426	763
Processor Number	i5-11500B	i5-11500
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$192 - $202
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.60 GHz
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
L3 cache		12 MB
Number of cores		6
Number of threads		12
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	50 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Execution Units	32	32
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.30 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 750
Device ID		0x4C8A
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-up	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50mm x 26.5mm	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Sockets supported		FCLGA1200
Thermal Solution		PCG 2019C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		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 SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)