Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-11500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 750

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-3200)

Other names: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 117.72

Overall Rank:
797th fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
460th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
269th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $147.23 USD (2024-11-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17332

Single Thread Rating

3137

Samples: 412*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	58,692 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	34,559 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	52 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,674 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,831 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	213,075 KBytes/Sec
Physics	842 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,266 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,137 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$150.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$147.23 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 2 11MQ002HUS Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 11th Gen i5-11500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 2.70 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 SSD - Tiny - Black	$776.97 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 5000 5090 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 11th Gen i5-11500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 2.70 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Small Form Factor	$628.95 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Mini & Tiny Business Desktop PC (Intel 6-Core i5 (> i7-1165G7), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, UHD Graphics) Keyboard, Mouse, 3-Yr WRT, DisplayPort, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Win 11 Pro, Black	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 5000 5090 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 11th Gen i5-11500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 2.70 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Small Form Factor	$823.38 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 5000 5090 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 11th Gen i5-11500 Hexa-core (6 Core) 2.70 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Small Form Factor - Black	$1023.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		17,332
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		117.72
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		3,137
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2253663 - Nov 23 2024		17703
BL2250506 - Nov 20 2024		15619
BL2249763 - Nov 19 2024		18003
BL2249755 - Nov 19 2024		18111
BL2248334 - Nov 17 2024		14650

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		17,332
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,871 (+14.7%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,587 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		16,998 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,630 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,525 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		18,045 (+4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-11500		16,166 (-6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-11500		16,064 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		14,299 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i5-11400T @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		13,632 (-21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-11500		24,546 (+41.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-11500		21,574 (+24.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		2,434

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