Intel Core i7-11700KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-11700KF and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i7-11700KF

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-11700KF

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 14% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3380 vs 3179
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23919 vs 18381

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3380 vs 3179
PassMark - CPU mark	23919 vs 18381

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	1 Jun 2021 vs 16 Mar 2021
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-11700KF
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3380

3179

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23919

18381

Name	Intel Core i7-11700KF	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3380	3179
PassMark - CPU mark	23919	18381
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8101

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-11700KF	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	1 Jun 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$374 - $384
Place in performance rating	506	516
Processor Number	i7-11700KF
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000258
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Number of GPU cores		7
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	3.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2019A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
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 AVX-512
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1900 MHz
iGPU core count		7
Processor graphics		Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI