AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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Comparing Intel Core i5-11600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Comparison of video cards Intel Core i5-11600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Top features of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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  • Performance per watt
    65 W left arrow 125 W
    About 1.92 0.97 times less performance per watt
Intel Core i5-11600KF

Top features of Intel Core i5-11600KF

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  • Higher clock speed
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
    Around 8% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i5-11600KF is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5500 left arrow Intel Core i5-11600KF
Family AMD Ryzen 5 left arrow Intel Core i5
CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000G left arrow Intel Core i 11000
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Generation 4 left arrow 11
Predecessor -- left arrow Intel Core i5-10600KF
Successor -- left arrow Intel Core i5-12600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-11600KF by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Core architecture normal left arrow normal
Overclocking Yes left arrow Yes
Frequency 3.60 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i5-11600KF along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i5-11600KF. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG No left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i5-11600KF you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 64 GB left arrow 128 GB
Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
ECC No left arrow No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 5500 or Intel Core i5-11600KF? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 65 W left arrow 125 W
TDP (PL2) -- left arrow 251 W / 56 s
TDP down 45 W left arrow 95 W
Tjunction max. 95 \xc2\xb0C left arrow 100 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i5-11600KF CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 7 nm left arrow 14 nm
Socket AM4 (LGA 1331) left arrow LGA 1200
L2-Cache 3.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
L3-Cache 16.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Rocket Lake S
Virtualization AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date Q2/2022 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-11600KF

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Single-Core Cinebench.

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Multi-Core Cinebench.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is based on Cinema 4 Suite.

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

It is the new version of the benchmark which is developed on the basis of Cinebench R15 (both versions are operated on the basis of Cinema 4 - the most popular 3D modeling software).

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The latter is used for creation of 3D models and forms.

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 can be used for multi-core processor performance benchmark testing.

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