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 ...]

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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: 85.87

Overall Rank:
1061st fastest in multithreading out of 5487 CPUs
669th fastest in single threading out of 5487 CPUs
341st fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $199.00 USD (2025-11-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17089

Single Thread Rating

3133

Samples: 670*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	58,395 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	34,498 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,526 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,553 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	210,582 KBytes/Sec
Physics	818 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,102 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,133 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$199.00 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	$699.00 (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)
	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	$777.46 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,548
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,356
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,544
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,109
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,685
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		17,089
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		282.23
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		160.91
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		133.16
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.16
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		85.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
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 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		3,133
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3122114 - Dec 10 2025		15966
BL3113155 - Dec 06 2025		15708
BL3105803 - Dec 04 2025		16328
BL3104137 - Dec 03 2025		17905
BL3103587 - Dec 03 2025		13671

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 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		17,089
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,518 (+14.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-11500		16,056 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-11500		15,982 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		20,778 (+21.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Intel Core i5-11500		20,307 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,736 (+15.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,695 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,544 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,467 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-11500		18,792 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		14,239 (-16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5-11500		13,876 (-18.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,444
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,448
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,270
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,246
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,670
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,477
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		2,395

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