intel core i7 11700 vs amd ryzen 5 5500
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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i7 11700 (Desktop) 8-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (Desktop) 6-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 11700
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
- Newer PCI Express version – 4
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Newer released 1 years later
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14
- Unlocked multiplier
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Intel Core i7 11700 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | |
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | November 16 2021 | April 4 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Cezanne |
| Socket | FCLGA1200 | AM4 |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 750 |
Performance
| Intel Core i7 11700 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Power
| Intel Core i7 11700 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | °C |
Memory support
| Intel Core i7 11700 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | |
| Memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
iGPU
| Intel Core i7 11700 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1.3 MHz | MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | |
| TMUs | 64 | |
| ROPs | 32 | |
| Execution Units | 32 | |
| TGP | 15 W | W |
iGPU FLOPS
Misc
| Intel Core i7 11700 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | |
| Official site | Intel Core i7 11700 official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4 | 3 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 |