AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5 11600K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 11600K with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 11600K 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (50GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

930

Intel Core i5 11600K +68%

1564

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

4641

Intel Core i5 11600K +142%

11277

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

Intel Core i5 11600K +102%

2295

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3734

Intel Core i5 11600K +143%

9108

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

918

Intel Core i5 11600K +79%

1650

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3861

Intel Core i5 11600K +101%

7766

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

2111

Intel Core i5 11600K +58%

3353

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

9063

Intel Core i5 11600K +116%

19635

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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Intel Core i5 11600K

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-11600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

39x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 11600K

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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