Intel Core i5-11500B Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-11500B has 6 cores with 12 threads and is based on the 11. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1200 socket and was released in Q2/2021. The Intel Core i5-11500B scores 1,547 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 7,551 points.
Intel Core i5-11500B

At a glance

Name: Intel Core i5-11500B
Family: Intel Core i5 (334)
CPU group: Intel Core i 11000 (22)
Architecture: Rocket Lake S
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 11
Predecessor: Intel Core i5-10500
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-11500B has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-11500B is 3.30 GHz (4.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 12
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-11500B has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-11500B uses the Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU), which has 256 texture shaders and 32 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.45 GHz
Compute units: 32
Shader: 256
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2021
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 11
Direct X: 12
Technology: 10 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-3200
51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): 154 W / 56 s
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-11500B is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 15.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 3.00 MB
L3-Cache: 12.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-11500B have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz
2054
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz
2054
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
64C 128T @ 4.50 GHz
2054
Intel Core i5-11500B Intel Core i5-11500B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
2042
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
2042
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2024
Intel Xeon E-2334 Intel Xeon E-2334
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
2008

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8514
Intel Core i9-9900KS Intel Core i9-9900KS
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
8514
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
8439
Intel Core i5-11500B Intel Core i5-11500B
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
8342
Intel Core i3-12300 Intel Core i3-12300
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
8288
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
8255
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
8246

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1554
Intel Core i7-12700TE Intel Core i7-12700TE
12C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1552
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1548
Intel Core i5-11500B Intel Core i5-11500B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1547
Intel Core i5-11500 Intel Core i5-11500
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1547
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1538
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1535

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7612
Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
7589
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
7559
Intel Core i5-11500B Intel Core i5-11500B
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
7551
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7536
Intel Xeon Silver 4114 Intel Xeon Silver 4114
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
7528
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
7495

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 i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768
Intel Core i7-12700TE Intel Core i7-12700TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.00 GHz
768
Intel Core i5-11500B Intel Core i5-11500B
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742
Intel Core i5-12600T Intel Core i5-12600T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742
Intel Core i5-12500TE Intel Core i5-12500TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742
Intel Core i5-12500E Intel Core i5-12500E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742

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 Xeon D-2187NT Intel Xeon D-2187NT
16C 32T @ 2.00 GHz
18081
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz
17951
Intel Xeon D-1736NT Intel Xeon D-1736NT
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
17842
Intel Core i5-11500B Intel Core i5-11500B
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
17811
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
17803
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
17703
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
17608

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