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Intel Core i5-11600 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-11600
88 %
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
100 %
12C / 14T · 5.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-11600
98 %
6C / 12T · 2.80 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
100 %
12C / 14T · 2.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-11600
32 %
Intel UHD Graphics 750
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
100 %
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
More benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-11600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 11000 (22) | Intel Core Ultra 200U (4) |
| Architecture | Rocket Lake S | Meteor Lake U Refresh |
| Technology | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1200 | BGA 2049 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i5-10600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U |
| Successor | Intel Core i5-12600 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-11600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 12 / 14 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 6x 2.80 - 4.80 GHz |
2x Redwood Cove 2.00 - 5.20 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Crestmont 1.70 - 4.20 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 2x Crestmont 0.70 - 2.40 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 3.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-11600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.30 GHz | 0.60 - 2.10 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 32 / 256 | 64 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2021 | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-11600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-11600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-8400 (134.4 GB/s) DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 20 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-11600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 154 W @ 56 s | 57 W |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 12 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-11600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q1/2021 | Q1/2025 |
| Release price | 213 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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