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AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-11500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
AMD A10-9700
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Q1/2021
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Intel Core i5-11500
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What's the best choice AMD A10-9700 or Intel Core i5-11500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A10-9700 has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i5-11500 has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

AMD A10-9700 Reasons to consider
AMD A10-9700
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    266 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 30% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A10-9700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    326 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    303 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    803 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    714 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    900 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    804 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    387 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-11500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    99 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    129 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    239 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    77 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A10-9700 AMD A10-9700
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD A10-9700 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-10500
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 2.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 32
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    1050 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon R7 - 384 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 750
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1300 MHz
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-11500 and AMD A10-9700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    3.0 x 8 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i5-11500 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    90 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    No left arrow 154 W / 56 s
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    No left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i5-11500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Excavator left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    No left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A10-9700 and Intel Core i5-11500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

596.000000
AMD A10-9700
1492.000000
Intel Core i5-11500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

557.000000
AMD A10-9700
1560.000000
Intel Core i5-11500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1745.000000
AMD A10-9700
7144.000000
Intel Core i5-11500
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

787.000000
AMD A10-9700
666.000000
Intel Core i5-11500

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