AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i7-11700B

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i7-11700B tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, 7zip, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, Furmark, MATLAB, WPrime, PCMark 10, 3DMark, PassMark, Prime95, Blender.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Fortnite
Valheim
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Fallout 76
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-11700B or AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5500

56%

Core i7-11700B

58%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-11700B is 3% better than Ryzen 5 5500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5500

54%

Core i7-11700B

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Control, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	98.5
Valorant	108.9	111.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	62.7
Apex Legends	102.4	105.2
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	83.9
Overwatch	88.2	90.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	77.2
DOOM Eternal	54.5	56.0
Warzone	84.9	87.3
Assassin's Creed	91.5	94.0
Valheim	90.4	92.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5500

75%

Core i7-11700B

96%

To make a final choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-11700B is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5500 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i7-11700B
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	277
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1844	2651
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	647
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4026	5942
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1107	1687
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11181	15724

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i7-11700B
Single-Core	2453	3767
Multi-Core	20203	28686

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i7-11700B
Single-Core	1479	1873
Multi-Core	7682	10285

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i7-11700B
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	January 20, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Cezanne	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	11
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	8200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32MB	24 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000457

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5500 is 11% better than Core i7-11700B in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-11700B has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 5500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-11700B is better: 29
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i7-11700B before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500 specs and review.

Intel Core i7-11700B - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-11700B specs and review.