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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Is the Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new 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 Size: L1: 320 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 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: 83.79

Overall Rank: 512

Last Price Change: $208.50 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

17470

Single Thread Rating: 3136
Samples: 299*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	58,810 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	34,590 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	53 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	24,979 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	10,924 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	213,634 KBytes/Sec
Physics	860 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,389 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,136 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of June 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$234.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$208.50 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	$789.44 (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	$929.99 (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	$725.00 (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	$795.00 (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	$939.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,810
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,504
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		17,470
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,140

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.15
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.21
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		83.79
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		3,136
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1827307 - May 26 2023		17792
BL1824480 - May 22 2023		19238
BL1823294 - May 21 2023		18152
BL1821968 - May 19 2023		14642
BL1821949 - May 19 2023		15984

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 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		17,470
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,740 (+13.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-11500		21,960 (+25.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,933 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,720 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-11500		19,536 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		18,165 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		14,416 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i5-11500T @ 1.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		13,530 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-11400T @ 1.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-11500		13,339 (-23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-11500		24,697 (+41.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-11500		21,646 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Core i5-11500		21,483 (+23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,099
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,446
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,596
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,798
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,794
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,772
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,739
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz		3,123

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

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