Intel Core i5-11500H vs AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-11500H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
Intel Core i5-11500H AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-11500H or AMD Ryzen 7 4700S - 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 i5-11500H 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 i5-11500H was released in Q2/2021.

The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)
11 Generation 3
Tiger Lake H Architecture Renoir (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-12500H Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-11500H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.60 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 i5-11500H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
-- 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 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-11500H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
DDR4-3200 Memory GDDR6
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
No ECC No
5.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 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 i5-11500H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 4700S is 65 W.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-11500H has a 17.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 4700S cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-11500H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
10 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
BGA 1787 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
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
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2021
250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500H (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S (76%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500H (89%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S (100%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1442 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1194 (83%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
9532 (85%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
11210 (100%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1459 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1122 (77%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6672 (86%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7745 (100%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1934 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1254 (65%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6329 (87%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7262 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
577 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
451 (78%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
4186 (98%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
4275 (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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
16082 (88%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
18226 (100%)

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 i5-11500H Intel Core i5-11500H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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