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Intel Core i7-11700T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i7-11700T
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Q4/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500
AMD Ryzen 5 3500

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-11700T or AMD Ryzen 5 3500? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-11700T has a base frequency of 1.40 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    99 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    129 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 157% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    148 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    267 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    300 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    371 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    63 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    288 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-11700T Intel Core i7-11700T
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-10700T left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server 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
    1.4 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 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 -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1300 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and Intel Core i7-11700T. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-11700T and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 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
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    115 W / 28 s left arrow -
  • TDP down
    25 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-11700T and AMD Ryzen 5 3500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-11700T

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-11700T and AMD Ryzen 5 3500.

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

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.

1560.000000
Intel Core i7-11700T
1137.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3500

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