AMD Ryzen 7 5800 VS Intel Core i5-11600

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core i5-11600 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Ryzen 7 5800

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Higher clock speed

3.40 GHz 2.80 GHz

Around -21% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 6

2 times more threads

Top features of Intel Core i5-11600

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Higher turbo clock speed

4.80 GHz 4.60 GHz

Around 4 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Intel Core i5-11600

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i5-11600 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Intel Core i5-11600
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD Ryzen Intel Core i5
Generation	4 11
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000 Intel Core i 11000
Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Intel Core i5-10600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core i5-11600 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
Frequency	3.40 GHz 2.80 GHz
CPU Cores	8 6
Turbo (1 Core)	4.60 GHz 4.80 GHz
CPU Threads	16 12
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i5-11600 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 Intel UHD Graphics 750
GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 1.30 GHz
Execution units	32
Shader	256
Max. displays	3
Generation	12
DirectX Version	12
Technology	14 nm
Release date	Q1/2021

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i5-11600. 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 Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h264	No Decode / Encode
VP9	No Decode / Encode
VP8	No Decode
AV1	No Decode
AVC	No Decode / Encode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i5-11600 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 DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 GB 128 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	4.0 4.0
PCIe lanes	20 20

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i5-11600.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or Intel Core i5-11600? 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 65 W
TDP (PL2)	-- 154 W / 56 s
Tjunction max.	95 °C 100 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i5-11600 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L2-Cache	4.00 MB 3.00 MB
L3-Cache	32.00 MB 12.00 MB
Architecture	Vermeer (Zen 3) Rocket Lake S
Technology	7 nm 14 nm
Socket	AM4 LGA 1200
Release date	Q2/2021 Q1/2021