Intel Core i5-11500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-11500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
Intel Core i5-11500 AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-11500 or AMD Ryzen 7 5825U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-11500 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11500 was released in Q1/2021.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U was released in Q1/2022.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (67)
Intel Core i 11000 (22) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U (9)
11 Generation 4
Rocket Lake S Architecture Barcelo (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-10500 Predecessor AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
Intel Core i5-12500 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-11500 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.60 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Core i5-11500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-11500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 750 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.00 GHz
12 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 8
256 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 750 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-11500 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-11500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 12
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-11500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U is 15 W.

Intel Core i5-11500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
154 W @ 56 s TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 10 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-11500 has a 15.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U cache has a total of 16.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-11500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1200 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2022
250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (94%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 (98%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (93%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1492 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1459 (98%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1547 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1457 (94%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
7430 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
7145 (96%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
2042 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1857 (91%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
8215 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
6765 (82%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (33%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 2.00 GHz
2048 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
17532 (94%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
18602 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
10751 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
129 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
588 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
4275 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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