AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i9-11900H

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 i9-11900H tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, 3DMark, Blender, WPrime, Furmark, Prime95, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Handbrake, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, MATLAB, AIDA64.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900H 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 i9-11900H

58%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-11900H is 3% better than Ryzen 5 5500. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5500

54%

Core i9-11900H

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	98.3
Valorant	108.9	111.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	62.6
Apex Legends	102.4	105.0
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	83.8
Overwatch	88.2	90.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	77.1
DOOM Eternal	54.5	55.9
Warzone	84.9	87.2
Assassin's Creed	91.5	93.9
Valheim	90.4	92.8

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i9-11900H

45%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5500 is more energy efficient than the Core i9-11900H since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor 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 run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i9-11900H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	293
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1844	2652
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	655
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4026	5897
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1107	1703
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11181	16969

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i9-11900H
Single-Core	2453	3915
Multi-Core	20203	29011

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i9-11900H
Single-Core	1479	1705
Multi-Core	7682	10136

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 later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i9-11900H
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	February 21, 2021
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Cezanne	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	11
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth		51.2 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 2% better than Core i9-11900H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-11900H 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900H is better: 29
However, it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i9-11900H before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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 i9-11900H - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-11900H specs and review.