Intel Core i5-11500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

Processor comparisons   18-03-2021
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-11500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, 7zip, Blender, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Furmark, PassMark, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Blender, AIDA64, WPrime, SuperPi, Prime95, 3DMark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or Intel Core i5-11500.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-11500

55%

Ryzen 7 4800H

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11500

54%

Ryzen 7 4800H

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 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 low 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: DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Control, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.7	96.5
Valorant	108.8	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.9	61.4
Apex Legends	102.3	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	81.6	82.3
Overwatch	88.1	88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	75.7
DOOM Eternal	54.4	54.9
Warzone	84.9	85.6
Assassin's Creed	91.4	92.2
Valheim	90.3	91.1

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-11500

81%

Ryzen 7 4800H

88%

To make a final 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 7 4800H is more energy efficient than the Core i5-11500 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, 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 threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, 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 i5-11500	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	186	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1783	1712
Cinbench 20 Single-core	435	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3994	3847
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1135	1235
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10572	10590

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

	Intel Core i5-11500	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	2532	2691
Multi-Core	19286	19138

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

	Intel Core i5-11500	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	1584	1191
Multi-Core	7583	8373

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Core i5-11500	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Announcement date	January 20, 2021	January 06, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP6
Core name	Rocket Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3 MB	4MB
L3 cache	12 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000098

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 4800H is 6% better than Core i5-11500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 4800H has 2 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 i5-11500 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is better: 25
Although it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-11500 and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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.

• AMD Ryzen 7 4800H specs and review.