Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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: 131.71

Overall Rank:
726th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
408th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
240th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $131.96 USD (2024-07-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17381

Single Thread Rating

3137

Samples: 385*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	58,775 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	34,619 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	53 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,668 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,858 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	213,546 KBytes/Sec
Physics	848 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,339 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,137 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$131.96 USD	Buy Now!
	$189.00 USD	Buy Now!
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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	$349.99 (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	$877.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7090 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	$999.99 (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	$629.50 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkStation P350 30EF001PUS Workstation - 1 x Intel Core i5 Hexa-core (6 Core) i5-11500 11th Gen 2.70 GHz - 16 GB DDR4 SDRAM RAM - 512 GB SSD - Tiny - Raven Black - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Eng	$2000.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		17,381
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		131.71
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		3,137
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5068650 - Jul 15 2024		17643
BL5068649 - Jul 15 2024		17662
BL5068648 - Jul 15 2024		17860
BL2130931 - Jun 25 2024		17590
BL2129300 - Jun 22 2024		16930

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		17,381
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,891 (+14.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-11500		21,572 (+24.1%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,621 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		17,058 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		17,033 (-2.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-11500		21,898 (+26.0%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,648 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,546 (+12.5%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		18,098 (+4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-11500		16,178 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		14,321 (-17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-11500		13,062 (-24.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		2,927

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

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