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Intel Core i9-11900KB vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2021
Intel Core i9-11900KB
Intel Core i9-11900KB
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-11900KB or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-11900KB has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    341 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 36% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 25% better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-11900KB CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    69 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    141 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    59 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    38 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    66 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    985 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    464 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    147 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    110 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    523 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.23 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    231 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    208 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    239 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    411 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    488 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    174 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    414 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel Core i9-11900KB
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000H left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000U
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 910 left arrow AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 7
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 448
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2020
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Intel Core i9-11900KB. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-11900KB and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • TDP down
    55 W left arrow 10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-11900KB and Intel Core i9-11900KB, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake H left arrow Lucienne (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1787 left arrow FP6
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-11900KB and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1663
Intel Core i9-11900KB
1180
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
12264
Intel Core i9-11900KB
7783
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
640
Intel Core i9-11900KB
462
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
4712
Intel Core i9-11900KB
2573
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
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
1878
Intel Core i9-11900KB
1134
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
742
Intel Core i9-11900KB
1612
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

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