Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i5-11500

Processor comparisons   10-01-2022
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Core i5-11500 and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Blender, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Furmark, Handbrake, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, WPrime, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Prime95, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11500 or Intel Core i3-1220P.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-1220P

55%

Core i5-11500

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-1220P

54%

Core i5-11500

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run 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 little 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, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.3	95.7
Valorant	109.4	108.8
Cyberpunk 2077	61.3	60.9
Apex Legends	102.9	102.3
Call of Duty Warzone	82.1	81.6
Overwatch	88.6	88.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.5	75.1
DOOM Eternal	54.7	54.4
Warzone	85.4	84.9
Assassin's Creed	91.9	91.4
Valheim	90.8	90.3

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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

Core i3-1220P

168%

Core i5-11500

81%

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 Core i3-1220P is more energy efficient than the Core i5-11500 since it has less power consumption: 28W vs. 65W. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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

	Intel Core i3-1220P	Intel Core i5-11500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	246	186
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1796	1783
Cinbench 20 Single-core	589	435
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4078	3994
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1377	1135
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13445	10572

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

	Intel Core i3-1220P	Intel Core i5-11500
Single-Core	3224	2532
Multi-Core	18823	19286

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

	Intel Core i3-1220P	Intel Core i5-11500
Single-Core	1416	1584
Multi-Core	8130	7583

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-1220P	Intel Core i5-11500
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 20, 2021
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCLGA1200
Core name	Alder Lake-P	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	11
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	1.5 MHz	2.7 MHz
Cores	10	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-11500 is 44% better than Core i3-1220P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i3-1220P has 4 more core than Core i5-11500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1220P is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11500 is better: 8
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-1220P and Intel Core i5-11500 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-1220P - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-1220P specs and review.

Intel Core i5-11500 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-11500 specs and review.