AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i7 11700K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 11700K with 8 cores 3.6GHz . 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)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 11700K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1364
Intel Core i7 11700K
+16%
1595
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
10550
Intel Core i7 11700K
+42%
15011
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1776
Intel Core i7 11700K
+33%
2371
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7245
Intel Core i7 11700K
+46%
10622
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
166
Intel Core i7 11700K
+29%
215
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1424
Intel Core i7 11700K
+19%
1704
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7179
Intel Core i7 11700K
+40%
10087
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
3028
Intel Core i7 11700K
+12%
3412
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
19373
Intel Core i7 11700K
+27%
24667
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
i7-11700K
AM4
Socket
LGA-1200
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
-
-
-
Package
-
-
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7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
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-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
-
-
90 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
36x
-
-
-
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
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
20
PCIe Lanes
20
-
-
-
-
