AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5 11600K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 11600K with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 11600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1365

Intel Core i5 11600K +14%

1564

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

10573

Intel Core i5 11600K +6%

11277

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1776

Intel Core i5 11600K +29%

2295

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7245

Intel Core i5 11600K +25%

9108

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

155

Intel Core i5 11600K +7%

166

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1424

Intel Core i5 11600K +15%

1650

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7179

Intel Core i5 11600K +8%

7766

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3028

Intel Core i5 11600K +10%

3353

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

19373

Intel Core i5 11600K +1%

19635

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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Intel Core i5 11600K

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cezanne

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-11600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

-

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Official Website

Intel Core i5 11600K

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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