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Intel Core i5-11500B vs Intel Core i7-11700K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2021
Intel Core i5-11500B
Intel Core i5-11500B
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-11700K
Intel Core i7-11700K

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-11500B or Intel Core i7-11700K? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-11500B has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i7-11700K has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    537 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    207 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    382 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    140 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    121 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-11700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    93 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    87 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    62 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    48 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    524 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    149 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    19 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    114 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    89 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-11500B Intel Core i5-11500B
Intel Core i7-11700K Intel Core i7-11700K
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-10500 left arrow Intel Core i7-10700K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-12700K
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.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.60 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.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 750
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2021
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
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • 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 Intel Core i7-11700K and Intel Core i5-11500B. 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 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-11500B and Intel Core i7-11700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    154 W / 56 s left arrow 251 W / 56 s
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1200
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • 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 i5-11500B and Intel Core i7-11700K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1485
Intel Core i5-11500B
1794
Intel Core i7-11700K
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
7144
Intel Core i5-11500B
10765
Intel Core i7-11700K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
742
Intel Core i5-11500B
666
Intel Core i7-11700K

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