Intel Core i5-11500B vs Intel Core i9-9960X

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-11500B and Intel Core i9-9960X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-11500B

Intel Core i9-9960X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11500B

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 85°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3212 vs 2617

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 85°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3212 vs 2617

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9960X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30618 vs 17752

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30618 vs 17752

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-11500B
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9960X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3212

2617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17752

30618

Name	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i9-9960X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3212	2617
PassMark - CPU mark	17752	30618
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1158
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14294
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		13076

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i9-9960X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'21	October 2018
Place in performance rating	426	620
Processor Number	i5-11500B	i9-9960X
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.40 GHz
L1 cache		64K (per core)
L2 cache		1 MB (per core)
L3 cache		22 MB (shared)
Number of cores		16
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		32
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2666
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
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-up	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50mm x 26.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Sockets supported		FCLGA2066
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
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® 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)