Intel Core i5-11500B vs Intel Core i9-10900K

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-11500B and Intel Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K

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 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3184 vs 3127

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184 vs 3127

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10900K

Around 15% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22732 vs 17437

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22732 vs 17437

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-11500B
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3184

3127

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17437

22732

Name	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i9-10900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184	3127
PassMark - CPU mark	17437	22732
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8947

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i9-10900K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	Q2'21	Q2'20
Place in performance rating	527	543
Processor Number	i5-11500B	i9-10900K
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$488 - $499
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.70 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	5.30 GHz
L3 cache		20 MB
Number of cores		10
Number of threads		20
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x9BC5
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	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		3.30 GHz
Sockets supported		FCLGA1200
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express revision		3.0
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 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
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)